JAKARTA: An Indonesian labour party said on Friday (Mar 3) its members will protest against a controversial court ruling that this week ordered the country's poll body (KPU) to delay the 2024 presidential and general elections. The Central Jakarta district court ruled on Thursday that KPU must halt all ele
JAKARTA: An Indonesian labour party said on Friday its members will protest against a controversial court ruling that this week ordered the country's poll body to delay the 2024 presidential and general elections.
The Central Jakarta district court ruled on Thursday that KPU must halt all election preparations for more than two years and effectively delay the February 2024 elections. The decision, which has drawn widespread criticism, stemmed from a lawsuit filed by an obscure party after its application to contest elections was rejected last year.
Indonesia's constitution mandates a two-term limit for presidents and vice presidents and the Constitutional Court made clear in a ruling on another case on Tuesday that there could be no extension beyond that. "If the discourse comes back to surface, it will create more uncertainties around the elections," said Arya Fernandes, a political analyst at the Centre for Strategic and International Studies in Indonesia, adding it would also create an unstable investment climate.
Jokowi, as the incumbent is popularly known, has previously said he rejects the idea of extending his time in office.
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