Pramono: Until There Is a Presidential Decree on the Relocation, Jakarta Remains the Capital
Governor of DKI Jakarta, Pramono Anung, has responded to the Constitutional Court (MK) ruling affirming that Jakarta still holds the official status as Indonesia’s capital.
He stated that the capital’s status has not changed at all as long as the President has not issued a Presidential Decree (Keppres) regarding the relocation.
“Regarding the Constitutional Court’s decision related to DKI Jakarta remaining as the capital, I fully understand and know that as long as there is no presidential decision for the relocation, the capital remains in DKI Jakarta,” said Pramono at the DKI Jakarta City Hall in Central Jakarta on Wednesday (13/5).
Because the status has not yet moved, all administrative and governmental affairs in Jakarta are assured to run normally as usual.
Pramono explained that the name Special Capital Region (DKI) remains valid for all Provincial Government activities until the official relocation regulations are issued by the President.
Regarding the MK’s ruling, he assessed that it is fully in line with what has been implemented in the field so far.
“Therefore, up to today, all activities in DKI Jakarta still use the DKI designation until there is a presidential decision for the capital relocation. Thus, the MK’s decision has been implemented by us all along,” explained Pramono.
This understanding of the legal status is not only held by the regional government but also aligns with the central government’s view.
“Because so far, DKI Jakarta, from the perspective of the DKI Jakarta Government, remains the state capital, so we treat what happens accordingly,” said Pramono.
According to Pramono, the MK’s ruling essentially only reaffirms the rules whose practice has not yet changed before an official presidential decision.
He also assured that there is no difference in views between the central and regional governments regarding the designation of the capital’s status.
“With this MK decision as part of the affirmation of that. Meanwhile, the central government itself is the same as the DKI Jakarta Government in the terminology for DKI, which is still the capital until there is a presidential decision on the relocation,” he said.
The Constitutional Court (MK) rejected the material examination petition of Law Number 3 of 2022 on the State Capital (IKN). The MK affirmed that currently, DKI Jakarta Province is still Indonesia’s Capital.
This was stated by the MK in the verdict pronouncement session Number 71/PUU-XXIV/2026, held on Tuesday (12/5) and led by MK Chief Justice Suhartoyo.
In the lawsuit, the petitioner assessed that the norm in Article 2 paragraph (1) of Law 2/2024 is not in sync with the norm in Article 39 paragraph (1) of Law 3/2022, thus creating a constitutional vacuum in the state capital’s status that implies the validity of government actions, including the issuance of state administration decisions, state administration activities, and the implementation of government administration.
“Rejecting the petitioner’s request in its entirety,” said Suhartoyo.