DPR Member: Constitutional Court Ruling on Capital Does Not Mean IKN Project Stops
Jakarta (ANTARA) - Romy Soekarno, a member of Commission II of the Indonesian House of Representatives (DPR RI), believes that the Constitutional Court’s (MK) ruling affirming the status of the Special Capital Region of Jakarta (DKJ) as the national capital does not mean that the Nusantara Capital (IKN) development project in East Kalimantan will be stopped.
Speaking in Jakarta on Thursday, Romy said that IKN development can continue, but the approach must be more realistic, phased, measured, and strategic in accordance with the state’s capabilities and national priorities.
The ruling, he said, applies until a presidential decision is issued regarding the official relocation of the government to IKN.
“This Constitutional Court ruling must be respected as part of constitutional certainty and certainty in the stages of relocating the national capital,” said Romy.
He also assessed that the ruling actually provides healthier and more realistic space for the government in preparing the national transition process, both in terms of infrastructure, bureaucracy, fiscal matters, and national socio-economic readiness.
According to him, the future IKN development concept can be directed more focused as a strategic national government centre, as well as Indonesia’s green capital that symbolises Indonesia’s sustainable development transformation in the future.
This is because, he believes, IKN has great potential to become a centre for modern environmental-based government governance, a national energy transition centre, a food security strengthening centre, and a sustainable management centre for Indonesia’s natural resources.
For now, he believes that IKN can be functioned gradually as a strategic presidential palace area before becoming a full national government centre.
“Like the Bogor Palace, Cipanas Palace, or Tampaksiring Palace, while waiting for full readiness for the national government relocation,” he said.
For this reason, he invited all elements of the nation to view IKN development as a long-term national investment, not just a short-term project.
“The most important thing is how the transition process is carried out constitutionally, realistically, efficiently, and still maintains national stability and the interests of the Indonesian people,” he said.
Previously, the Constitutional Court (MK) rejected the material examination of Law No. 3 of 2022 on the National Capital (IKN Law) and reaffirmed the status of the Special Capital Region of Jakarta (DKJ) as the national capital.
In the considerations of the MK read by Constitutional Justice Adies Kadir, watched via video of the ruling pronunciation for case number 71/PUU-XXIV/2026 in Jakarta on Wednesday (13/5), the applicant’s argument that the norm of Article 39 paragraph (1) of Law No. 3/2022 contradicts Article 1 paragraph (3) and Article 28D paragraph (1) of the 1945 Constitution is conditional as long as it is interpreted as per the applicant’s petitum formulation, namely:
“As long as a presidential decision on the relocation of the national capital has not been established, Jakarta remains positioned as the Capital of the Republic of Indonesia to ensure certainty and continuity of the state structure.”