Oct 23, 2025 | Home, News, Events
The Master of Laws Program, Faculty of Law, Diponegoro University, in collaboration with the Master of Law Students Association (IMMIH), once again held a National Seminar and Inauguration of the IMMIH Board of Directors for 2025/2026 on October 23, 2025, in the Fiat Justitia Room, 3rd Floor, Samiadji Soerjotjaroko, S.H. Building, Tembalang, Undip Faculty of Law Campus, in a hybrid format. The theme was “Quo Vadis of the Indonesian Electoral System: Assessing the Implications of the Constitutional Court’s Decision on the Separation of National and Local Elections.” The event was opened by the Vice Dean for Academic and Student Affairs of the Faculty of Law, Dr. Aditya Yuli Sulistyawan, S.H., M.H.
This National Seminar was attended by all students of the Undip Master of Law Program, Class of 2025, and also participants from various other institutions, such as the KPU and Bawaslu Provinces, Cities and Regencies.
The speakers for this activity were as follows:
1. Heroik Mutaqin Pratama, presenting “Dynamics of Simultaneous Election Design: The Urgency of Separating National and Local Elections in the Design of Simultaneous Elections
in Indonesia (Reflection on Perludem’s Submission of Case No. 135/PUU-XXII/2024 to the Constitutional Court).”
2. Dr. Irfan Nur Rachman, S.H., M.H., presenting “Initiating a Simultaneous Election Design: Seeking the Ideal Concept in the Design of Simultaneous General Elections in
Indonesia (Assessing the Ideality of Constitutional Court Decision No. 135/PUU-XXII/2024 Concerning the Separation of National and Local Elections in the Design of
Simultaneous Elections in Indonesia).”
3. Dr. Idham Holik, S.E., M.Si. with the material “Assessing the Implications of the Constitutional Court Decision on the Implementation of Simultaneous Elections: Consequences
Faced by Election Organizers Following the Constitutional Court Decision Number 135/PUU-XXII/2024”.
Through this activity, students are expected to understand that democracy continues to evolve, seeking a balance between its systems and design to meet changing societal needs. Everything from the living constitution and laws to the organizing elements, systems, and public participation must be continuously strengthened to distance Indonesia from the possibility of prescriptive democracy. Separating national and local elections is a strategic step to improve the quality of democracy, but requires regulatory adjustments and institutional strengthening. Going forward, Indonesia’s electoral system must be able to effectively accommodate political and administrative dynamics.