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Calls mount for Jokowi to address election delay ruling
The pressure is on President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo to set the record straight on a court ruling that effectively requires the General Elections Commission (KPU) to postpone the 2024 polls.
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The Central Jakarta District Court building in Jakarta. The pressure is on President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo to set the record straight on the court's ruling that effectively requires the General Elections Commission (KPU) to postpone the 2024 polls. (kompas.com/Abba Gabrilin)
President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo faces mounting pressure to address a surprise court ruling this week that requires poll organizers to postpone the 2024 general elections by more than two years, as opposition to delaying the elections continues to grow.
Deciding on a civil lawsuit launched by an obscure political party claiming unfair treatment in the lead up to the polls, the Central Jakarta Court shocked the nation on Thursday by ordering the General Elections Commission (KPU) to stop all ongoing election procedures and restart the process in two years, four months and seven days.
This would effectively delay the elections scheduled for Feb. 14 next year to 2025 at the earliest, a suggestion that has angered many across the spectrum of national politics and posed questions about the court’s authority and motivation.
For one, the KPU has pledged to press ahead with organizing the elections, with chairman Hasyim Asy’ari saying the poll body would appeal the ruling at a higher court to ensure that it is not final and binding.
Meanwhile, the Judicial Commission court watchdog has vowed to summon the judges who issued the ruling and probe the bench for potential ethics violations, spokesperson Miko Ginting said in a statement on Friday.
The district court’s spokesman, Zulkifli Atjo, insisted that the ruling did not order any postponement; only for the KPU not to carry out the remaining election stages.
The lawsuit was filed last year by Prima, a new political party looking to contest its first election, but which has been rejected for repeatedly failing the verification process.
