KEWENANGAN MAHKAMAH KONSTITUSI DALAM PENYELESAIAN SENGKETA PEMILIHAN KEPALA DAERAH

This study aims to determine whether the Constitutional Court has theauthority to settle regional election disputes and to find out how the position ofArticle 157 of Law No. 8 of 2015 is faced with the decision of the ConstitutionalCourt No. 97/PUU-XI/2013.The research method used is the type and source of the data obtainedthrough legal materials as primary data and supported by secondary data frombooks, laws and regulations and others. This study uses qualitative data analysis.The results of the study indicate that the authority given to theconstitutional court can be said to be a transitional period until the formation of aspecial election court. The discrepancy between Article 157 paragraph 3 of LawNumber 8 of 2015 with the Constitutional Court's decision No. 97/PUU-XI/2013is not a problem because in the Constitutional Court's decision to fill a legalvacuum in resolving election disputes, the Constitutional Court is given theauthority to resolve disputes over head elections. area.Keywords: Constitutional Court, Election Dispute