Constitutional Court Rejects Lawsuit Regarding Gibran's Educational Requirements
The Constitutional Court (MK) has refused to accept a lawsuit regarding the General Election Result Dispute (PHPU) concerning the educational requirements of Vice President Gibrante Rakabuming Raka during his 2024 Presidential Election registration. The Court stated that the petitioners did not possess the legal standing required to file the lawsuit.
The verdict session was held at the Constitutional Court building in West Medan Merdeka Street, Central Jakarta, on Tuesday (6/10/2026). The session was presided over by the Chief Justice of the Constitutional Court, Suhartoyo.
“In the exception, we grant the petitioners’ exception regarding legal standing. We reject the exceptions of the respondents and related parties for all other matters. Regarding the merits of the case, we declare the petitioners’ application inadmissible,” stated the Court.
In its considerations, the Court noted that the lawsuit was filed by parties who were not participants in the 2024 Presidential Election. However, in its deliberations, the Court also stated it found no evidence that Gibran possessed an equivalent high school diploma.
“The petitioners and related parties do not have legal standing,” said Suhartoyo.
For context, the hearing regarding Gibran’s educational requirements began on Monday (21/9). During the preliminary hearing, the petitioners read out their grounds for the application and their prayers (petitum).
The petitioners argued that Gibran failed to meet the requirement of providing proof of high school graduation or its equivalent. They also challenged Article 18 paragraph (3) of KPU Regulation Number 19/2023, which allows presidential and vice-presidential candidates to bypass the submission of high school graduation proof from abroad if they already possess proof of university graduation.
The petitioners’ prayers read during the first hearing at the Constitutional Court included:
Granting the petitioners’ application in its entirety.
Declaring that the educational requirements stipulated in Article 169 letter r of Law Number 7 of 2017 concerning General Elections are imperative and must be legally fulfilled at the time of registration and the determination of presidential and vice-presidential candidate pairs.
Declaring the disqualification of Vice Presidential Candidate Gibran Rakabuming Raka due to failure to meet educational requirements as regulated in Article 169 letter r of Law Number 7 of 2017 concerning General Elections.
Declaring the determination of Gibran Rakabuming Raka as a Vice Presidential Candidate in the 2024 General Election to be legally flawed and therefore without binding legal force from the outset.
Annulment of the General Elections Commission (KPU) decisions regarding the determination of Gibran Rakabuming Raka as a vice-presidential candidate, specifically: KPU Decisions Number 1632, 1644, 360, and 504 of 2023/2024.
Cancelling the inauguration of Gibran Rakabuming Raka as Vice President by the People’s Consultative Assembly (MPR).
Ordering the MPR to hold a session to elect a Vice President from two candidates proposed by the President no later than 60 days after this verdict is read, as regulated in Article 8 paragraph (2) of the 1945 Constitution of the Republic of Indonesia.
Ordering the publication of this verdict in the State Gazette of the Republic of Indonesia.
Alternatively, requesting the Honorable Constitutional Court to provide a decision that is fair and just (ex aequo et bono).