House Could Violate Constitution

Kompas/Lasti Kurnia

General Election Commission (KPU) Commissioner Arief Budiman (left) and General Election Supervisory Board (Bawaslu) Chief Muhammad (right) attend at a hearing with Commission II of the House of Representatives at the House complex in Jakarta on Tuesday (21/3). The meeting discussed problems and obstacles encountered in the monitoring of regional elections.

JAKARTA, KOMPAS – The House of Representatives could violate Law No. 15/2011 on elections if it continues to delay the screenings of  General Election Commission (KPU) and Election Supervisory Agency (Bawaslu) member candidates for the 2017-2022 period. Law No. 15/2011 has mandated a deadline for the implementation of the selection.

Article 15 Paragraph (1) of Law No. 15/2011 reads, “The selection process of KPU members at the House of Representatives is done within 30 working days, at the latest, from the moment the documents pertaining to the KPU candidate members are received from the President.” In Paragraph (2), it is stated, “The House selects KPU member candidates based on results of a screening.”