Jakarta, ThedailyID — Indonesia’s Constitutional Court has issued new rules for handling a 2024 presidential election dispute filed in 2026.
The rules appear in Constitutional Court Regulation No. 1 of 2026. The regulation sets the stages, activities, and schedule for handling the dispute.
Chief Justice Suhartoyo signed the regulation on September 16, 2026. The court said it received the new application on September 10.
The application challenges Gibran Rakabuming Raka’s eligibility as a vice presidential candidate in the 2024 election. Denny Indrayana and several other applicants filed the case.
The Constitutional Court officially registered the case on September 17. It carries registration number 01/PHPU.PRES-XXIV/2026.
The court said its previous regulation could not accommodate the timeline of an application filed in 2026. Therefore, it needed a new regulation to establish the procedural schedule.
The new regulation also makes an important distinction. Setting the hearing schedule does not mean the court has taken a position on the case.
Article 3 states that the schedule does not represent the court’s position on its authority to hear the case, the applicants’ legal standing, the filing deadline, the object of the application, or the substance of the dispute.
The court will assess those issues under applicable procedural law. It will address them in its eventual ruling or order.
Constitutional Court spokesperson and Justice Enny Nurbaningsih said the new regulation provides clarity for handling the case.
“Without the regulation, the case could not proceed according to the PHPU procedural rules,” Enny said, as reported on Tuesday, September 22.
The Constitutional Court held its preliminary hearing on Monday, September 21. The applicants include Denny Indrayana, KIPP, Partai Ummat, and several former TNI officers and other individuals.
The applicants argue that the education requirement under Article 169(r) of the Election Law must apply when candidates register and receive official confirmation.
They are asking the court to declare Gibran disqualified from the 2024 vice presidential race. They also want the court to annul the KPU decision concerning his candidacy.
The applicants further ask the court to declare Gibran’s inauguration as vice president invalid. They also request an order for the MPR to hold a session to select a vice president from two candidates proposed by the president.
The court has not ruled on those requests. Its official case record shows that the matter remains under examination.
The next hearing is scheduled for Wednesday, September 23, at 7 p.m. Jakarta time. The agenda will include responses from the KPU, information from Bawaslu, and statements from the related party.
