First verdicts on electoral dispute

First verdicts on electoral dispute

JAKARTA: The Constitutional Court is scheduled to hand down
its first verdicts on four separate electoral disputes involving
candidates of the Regional Representatives Council (DPD).

The four cases are among 203 submitted by political parties
and DPD candidates or elected members from across the country.

The law allocates a maximum of 30 days for hearings of
electoral disputes.

Under existing laws, the verdict of the Constitutional Court
is final and binding, meaning that it must be implemented by the
General Elections Commission (KPU). --JP