BREAKING NEWS: Constitutional Court Declares Gibran's Educational Qualification Lawsuit Inadmissible

JAKARTA, KOMPAS.com - The Constitutional Court (MK) has ruled that the lawsuit regarding the educational qualifications of Vice Presidential candidate Gibran Rakabuming Raka in the 2024 elections is inadmissible.

"In the essence of the application, it states that the applicants' petition cannot be accepted," said the Chairman of the Constitutional Court Suhartoyo during the ruling session for case number 01/PHPU.PRES-XXIV/2026 held at the MK on Tuesday (6/10/2026).

In its legal considerations, the MK stated that the applicants do not have legal standing as they are not participants in the presidential election.

Constitutional Judge Liliek explained that the MK declared the case inadmissible, or Niet Ontvankelijke Verklaard, because the applicants lack legal standing.

He elaborated that the applicants are civil society organizations ranging from associations to individuals.

Thus, based on Constitutional Court Regulation Number 2/2024, only the candidate pairs contesting in the election are entitled to file a dispute.

"Therefore, the applicants do not have legal standing to submit this matter," said Liliek.

As a result, all arguments in the core of the application were not further considered as they were deemed irrelevant.

Applicants' Petitions

For your information, this dispute over the Election Result Dispute is numbered 01/PHPU.PRES-XXIV/2026.

The case was filed by former Deputy Minister of Law and Human Rights Denny Indrayana along with 11 other applicants.

There are eight demands or petitions requested by the applicants to the MK.

First, to grant the applicants' requests in full.

Second, to declare that the educational requirements specified in Article 16 letter r of Law Number 7 of 2017 concerning General Elections are imperative and must be legitimately fulfilled at the time of registration and determination of the presidential and vice-presidential candidate pairs.

The third petition requests to declare the disqualification of Gibran for not meeting the conditions referred to in the second petition.

The fourth request is to state that Gibran's designation as a vice-presidential candidate in the 2024 presidential election is legally flawed from the beginning due to lack of binding legal force.

The fifth petition asks for the annulment of the decisions of the General Election Commission (KPU) of the Republic of Indonesia related to Gibran.

The three KPU decisions requested for annulment are Gibran's designation as a candidate, the determination of election number for vice-presidential candidates, and the determination of election results with decision numbers 1632, 1644, 360, and 504.

The sixth petition calls for the annulment of Gibran's inauguration as Vice President by the People's Consultative Assembly.

The seventh request asks the MK to order the MPR to hold a session to elect a new Vice President in accordance with the provisions of the 1945 Constitution.

Finally, the applicants request the MK to order the publication of the decision in the state gazette.