Jakarta (VIVA) \u2014 The Constitutional Court\u2019s Decision\nNo.\u00a001\/PHPU.PRES-XXIV\/2026, which stated that it had found no convincing\nevidence in the form of a certificate, diploma or other qualification\nrelating to Vice-President Gibran Rakabuming Raka\u2019s overseas education,\ncontinues to draw comment. One response came from Azis Subekti, a member\nof the House of Representatives\u2019 Commission II from the Gerindra Party\nand a member of the special committee deliberating the Election Bill. He\nreferred to Articles 7A and 7B.<\/p>\n
Azis said democracy was not a political contest that could continue\nwithout limit.<\/p>\n
He also stressed that elections had stages, dispute-resolution\nmechanisms and constitutional provisions that must be respected, so the\ngovernment could return to working in the public interest.<\/p>\n
\u201cThere comes a time when a nation must ensure that political contests\nhave an end,\u201d Azis said in a press release received on Saturday (24\nOctober 2026).<\/p>\n
Azis said democratic certainty was necessary to prevent the country\nfrom remaining in a state of political dispute.<\/p>\n
He compared democracy to a football match, which has rules and a time\nlimit.<\/p>\n
\u201cDemocracy has rules as well as a time limit. In football, there is\nthe duration of the match, a referee, match officials and VAR,\u201d he\nsaid.<\/p>\n
According to Azis, decisions in a match can be challenged through the\navailable procedures.<\/p>\n
However, the result cannot be decided by spectators themselves, nor\ncan the match be forced to continue being replayed until it produces the\noutcome desired by a particular group.<\/p>\n
\u201cDecisions can be criticised and objections raised in accordance with\nthe rules. But spectators cannot decide the result themselves or order\nthe match to be replayed repeatedly until it produces the winner they\nwant,\u201d Azis said.<\/p>\n
Azis said the same principle applied to state affairs, including\ncalls for the President and Vice-President to be removed from\noffice.<\/p>\n
He said Articles 7A and 7B of the 1945 Constitution set out the\ngrounds and procedures for dismissing the President and Vice-President,\ninvolving the House of Representatives, an examination and ruling by the\nConstitutional Court, and a decision by the People\u2019s Consultative\nAssembly.<\/p>\n
He said the strictness of this process reflected respect for the\npeople\u2019s mandate, expressed through the direct election of the President\nand Vice-President.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe grounds for dismissing the President must be assessed in\nrelation to the President\u2019s own conduct or circumstances under the\nConstitution. They cannot simply be inferred from a dispute concerning\nthe Vice-President,\u201d he said.<\/p>", "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/gibran-diploma-ruling-gerindras-azis-says-grounds-for-dismissal-must-be-tested-1792806639", "image": "" }, "sponsor": "Okusi Associates", "sponsor_url": "https:\/\/okusiassociates.com" }