Hope for 9 Constitutional ‘Statesmen’

Kompas/Alif Ichwan

Constitutional Court (MK) chairman Arief Hidayat is reelected as the chairman of the court for the 2017-2020 period by acclamation at a plenary meeting for the election of a new chief justice in a closed meeting at the courthouse, Jakarta, Friday (14/7). Arief\'s swearing in ceremony was attended by Vice President Jusuf Kalla.

Arief Hidayat has again been elected as the Chief Justice of the Constitutional Court (MK). He will lead the Constitutional Court until April 1, 2018, when his term ends.

In line with Article 22 of Law No. 24/2003 on the Constitutional Court, Arief can be reelected as a constitutional justice. However, his reelection is not certain because the President, the House of Representatives (DPR) or the Supreme Court can all propose another candidate for maintaining the constitution according to their respective considerations.