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Part 3: Presidential Threshold Removal, “A Part of the Story of “Hand of God”?

Presidential Threshold Removal“A Part of the Story of “Hand of God”?by A. Irmanputra Sidin PhD in Constitutional Law/ Constitutional Lawyer In this part, I want to tell the story, that actually, so many turbulences petitions after election 2019, and all petitions to remove presidential threshold were quashed by the Constitutional Court. One of the senior political figures, he was a former Coordinator Minister, contacted me to arrange the meeting, and, as a senior, I always have been very respectful to him, and promised that I would have to face him. The meeting held in approximately 2021 at his house. He...
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Part 2: Presidential Threshold Removal, “Kiss The Ring” of President?

Presidential Threshold Removal, “Kiss The Ring” of President? by A. Irmanputra Sidin (Part 2) PhD in Constitutional Law, Constitutional Lawyer In the Part 1, I have told a little “story” about Presidential Removal, so in this part,  I will continue to answer the remaining question about it, of course, based on my expert testimony on ruling hearing of constitutional court,  approximately  more less twelve years ago (2013, March 14th). Furthermore, In my expert testimony, I had explained  concern about , one of the  politics reason from political branch as a lawmakers,  that, if the election implementation with model simultaneous and...
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Part 1: Presidential Threshold Removal,  “A Piece of Cake”?

Presidential Threshold Removal,  “A Piece of Cake”? by A. Irmanputra Sidin (Part1) PhD in Constitutional Law/ Constitutional Lawyer Finallly, Constitutional Court in ruling hearing as held on Thursday, January 2, 2025 in the plenary courtroom. The Court held that the Petitioners’ petition on the unconstitutionality of the provision on presidential threshold legally-grounded. The Court declares the norm of Article 222 of Law No. 7 of 2017 on General Elections (State Gazette of the Republic of Indonesia of 2017 No. 182, Supplement to State Gazette of the Republic of Indonesia No. 6109) contradict the 1945 Constitution of the Republic of Indonesia...
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