Election of the Head of the National Capital Authority (Nusantara)

Abstract

The long journey regarding the transfer of IKN has reached the present, namely during the time of President Joko Widodo that in mid-March 2022 the start of construction (IKN) in North Panajam Paser Regency, East Kalimantan, which is targeted for 2024, will begin the gradual relocation until 2045. The Head of the Authority Ibu Kota Negara Nusantara (IKN) and its representatives were officially inaugurated on March 10, 2022. The Head of the Nusantara IKN Authority and its representatives are directly elected by the President of the Republic of Indonesia. This is by Article 5 paragraph (4) and Article 9 paragraph (1) Law of the Republic of Indonesia Number 3 of 2022 concerning the State Capital. This direct appointment is problematic among the public and academics. It is considered that there was been a decline in democratization that is not by the principles contained in Article 18 paragraph (4) of the 1945 Constitution of the Republic of Indonesia.