MPR to Appoint Independent Jury for LCC in West Kalimantan
The leadership meeting of the People’s Consultative Assembly (MPR) on Wednesday, 13 May 2026, produced several decision points regarding the organisation of the MPR Smart Competition (LCC) held in West Kalimantan.
MPR Chairman Ahmad Muzani stated that the MPR has ordered the LCC final in West Kalimantan to be held again, with the timing to be announced shortly. “The judging panel that will adjudicate the LCC will consist of independent judges,” he said at the Nusantara III Building in Jakarta on Wednesday.
Furthermore, Muzani said that MPR leadership will also be directly involved in supervising the competition from start to finish. The MPR is continuing to evaluate its activities to perfect them, one of which is the LCC organisation in West Kalimantan that has sparked controversy.
“We express our thanks and appreciation to the competition participants who have used their right to express their views,” said the Gerindra Party politician.
The MPR LCC in West Kalimantan sparked controversy when the judging panel did not provide fair scoring to two groups of participants in the final match on 9 May.
The incident began when three finalists—SMAN 1 Pontianak, SMAN 1 Sambas, and SMAN 1 Sanggau—competed to answer the question: “In selecting BPK members, the DPR must consider input from which institution?”
Team C from SMAN 1 Pontianak answered first, stating that BPK members are selected by the DPR taking into account DPD’s considerations and formalised by the President.
Judge Dyastasita deemed the answer insufficiently precise and awarded a minus 5 score. Dyastasita is the Head of the Assessment Bureau of the MPR General Secretariat.
The same question was then posed back to the forum, and Team B, namely SMAN 1 Sambas, took the opportunity to answer that BPK members are selected by the DPR taking into account DPD’s considerations and formalised by the President.
The judging panel ruled that answer correct and awarded SMAN 1 Sambas 10 points. This was then protested by participants from SMAN 1 Pontianak, who had given the same answer first.
However, the judging panel reasoned that SMAN 1 Pontianak did not mention the words “DPD considerations”. This reason was refuted by Team C participants.
One judging panel member, Indri Wahyuni, highlighted the importance of the accuracy of participants’ articulation when delivering answers. Indri Wahyuni serves as the Head of the Secretariat of the MPR Socialisation Agency. “Articulation is important. The judging panel assesses based on what is clearly heard. If it is not clearly heard, the judges have the right to deduct points,” said Indri.