Hence, the law will be applied concurrently with the Constitutional Court (MK) decision regarding the electoral threshold and candidates' age limit for regional head elections.
"The MK's decision on the judicial review filed by the Workers' Party and the Gelora Party will stand," Ahmad said on his social media on Thursday afternoon.
On Tuesday, the Constitutional Court decided that the threshold for nominating candidates for regional head and deputy regional head posts should be solely based on votes gained in regional elections instead of seats in regional parliaments.
The verdict effectively overrides Article 40(1) of the Law on Regional Leaders' Election, which requires parties to either gain 25 percent of the vote share or 20 percent of the regional parliaments' seats to nominate candidates.
The court also declared on the same day that the age threshold for regional head candidates -- 30 years for governors and 25 years for district heads and mayors -- should be counted from the day of their registration.
However, the parliament's Legislative Body and the government on Wednesday approved revisions to the Law on Regional Leaders' Election for ratification at a plenary session. The revision only partly adheres to the Constitutional Court ruling.
The parliament's action sparked a public uproar, which culminated in demonstrations in several cities throughout the country. The protest in Jakarta was centered at the Parliament Complex, where thousands of students and members of the public gathered.
Due to a lack of quorum, a plenary session to ratify the revisions of the Law on Regional Leaders' Election, planned on Thursday morning, was called off.
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