Jakarta (ANTARA) - The General Elections Supervisory Agency (Bawaslu) instructed the General Elections Commission (KPU) to repeat the verification process for Ummah Party, as the mediation between the KPU and the Islamist party had reached an agreement.

The KPU earlier declared Ummah Party as not qualified to participate in the 2024 General Elections at the announcement on Wednesday (December 14), thereby becoming the only party to fail the factual verification process. The party subsequently filed a complaint to the Bawaslu.

"Instructing the respondent (KPU) to implement the (mediation) agreement for three days since this decision is read," Bawaslu's presiding officer for mediation, Totok Hariyono, said while reading out the resolution of the mediation at the Bawaslu office here, Tuesday (December 20).

The mediation resolution is stated in Bawaslu Decision No. 006/PS.Reg/Bawaslu/XII/2022.

Earlier, Lolly Suhenty and Puadi, who form the session panel, informed the assembly of the resolutions achieved during mediation sessions between the KPU and Ummah Party on Monday (December 19) and Tuesday.

The second mediation session was attended by representatives of Ummah Party, including chairperson Ridho Rahmadi, deputy chairperson Nazaruddin, and the party's attorney team Denny Indrayana, forming the applicant side.

Meanwhile, the respondent side was represented by KPU officials, including KPU Chairperson Hasyim Asy'ari and commissioners: Idham Holik and Mochammad Afifuddin.

Bawaslu commissioners Totok Hariyono and Puadi served as mediators between the two disputing sides.

According to Suhenty, Ummah Party expressed its willingness and ability to complement deficiencies of party membership criteria in at least five districts and cities in East Nusa Tenggara and 10 cities and districts in North Sulawesi.

The party also committed to following all verification steps scheduled for December 21 to December 28, and the verification recapitulation and results will be announced by the provincial KPU on December 29 and by the national KPU on December 30, she noted.

If the party qualifies to participate in the 2024 General Elections, the declaration will be made on December 30, and the party will receive its ballot number on the same day, she added.

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Translator: Tri Meilani A, Nabil Ihsan
Editor: Sri Haryati
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