Waka MPR will assess the legal basis for expanding the position after the decision of the Constitutional Court

Jakarta – Deputy Chairman of the Indonesian People’s Consultative Assembly as well as Waketum Pan Eddy Soparno assessed the decision of the Constitutional Court (MK), who requested that the national and regional elections had a number of consequences, one of which was the term of office of the local main and DPRD members. Eddy said his party studied the decision. “We are still studying the impact of the Constitutional Court decision on the implementation of the upcoming election. What is clear, in 2029 we will continue to conduct elections for the Indonesian Parliament, DPD RI, also for the presidential election,” Eddy told reporters on Saturday (6/28/2025). Eddy said his party would also study the legal foundation regarding the expansion of the tenure of the regional head and members of the DPRD. According to him, it is necessary to translate the extension of the term of office in the review of the Electoral Act. Browse to continue the content “We must later study the legal basis for the extension of the tenure of the provincial, Regency, City DPRDs, including the expansion of the term of office of the regional head,” he said. “This is what we need to learn related to the legal establishment and how to translate it into the upcoming election law,” he continued. In addition, he said, was another impact that candidates could no longer fight for members of the Indonesian Parliament and DPRD. Because he said during the simultaneous election, candidates for members of the DPR and DPRD always struggled together. “What is the impact on the implementation in each party, because it was able to work together, it can now be separated from each other,” he said. Furthermore, Eddy said that separate elections will also have an impact on the budget. Including, he said, it is necessary to learn related to the use of votes in the 2031 election. “At this time, we are studying the impact, but I think there are aspects of legality that need adjustments, including operational adjustments for political parties, due to the separation of the implementation of the national election with the regions, including the local election,” he said. Previously, the Constitutional Court (MK) decided to separate the national election from local or local elections. The Constitutional Court suggested that a national vote should be separated and a maximum distance of 2 years 6 months with the regional level elections. (AMW/FCA) HOEGENG Awards 2025 Read the inspiring story of the exemplary police candidate here