The 2^nd place was won by Slamet Wiyono, Blulukan Village Chief, Colomadu, Karanganyar District, and 3^rd place was won by Ardita Devi Mayasari, Pulisen Village Chief, Boyolali, Boyolali District. In the running up line-up, the 1^st runner up was Suparmanto, Slogoretno Village Chief, Jatipurno, Wonogiri District, 2^nd runner up was Tri Prasetyo Utomo, Srimulyo Village Chief, Gondang, Sragen District.

In the competition initiated by the Faculty of Law (FH) UNS in collaboration with MK, participants were asked to send an oration video in the first elimination round. From 275 participants who sent their videos, the participants went through numerous other stages before the Best Five were selected to compete in the final round. The finalists were asked to deliver a 10-minutes speech in front of the juries: Secretary-General of MK, Prof. M. Guntur Hamzah; Rector of UNS, Prof. Jamal Wiwoho; Dean of FH UNS, Prof. I Gusti Ayu Ketut Rachmi Handayani; jury from Universitas Tarumanegara, Dr. Tundjung Herning Sitabuana; and Professor in Universitas Islam Indonesia Prof. Ni’matul Huda.

The final and closing ceremony was also attended by the Chairman of MK, Dr. Anwar Usman; Vice-Chairman of MK, Prof. Aswanto; Secretary-General of MK, Prof. M. Guntur Hamzah; Rector of UNS, Prof. Jamal Wiwoho; Dean of FH UNS, Prof. I Gusti Ayu Ketut Rachmi Handayani; Vice-Mayor of Surakarta, Drs. Teguh Prakosa; and Karanganyar Regent, Drs. Juliyatmono, M.M.

Prof. Jamal stated that changes in the constitution are possible due to the changes in the political, legal, security, economy, and other fields. These changes make every government policy need to be socialized, and the community from all walks of life needs to be educated. This is where Village Chief’s role comes to play in shaping people’s law and constitutional awareness.

“Therefore, it is appropriate and laudable if all village chiefs in Indonesia, in turns, received a briefing on the state constitution,” Prof. Jamal mentioned in his opening remark.

The Vice-Chairman of MK, Prof. Aswanto, also appreciated all finalists and winners in the competition. He also hoped that they could become the main role model in the community.

“MK welcomed the idea of constitution speech competition because MK needs to present in socializing the citizen’s constitutional rights. Once again, congratulation to all participants and winners,” Prof. Aswanto stated. Humas UNS

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During his visit, Guntur Hamzah was accompanied by the Dean of FH UNS, Prof. I Gusti Ayu Ketut Rachmi Handayani, and Vice-Rector for Academic and Student Affairs UNS, Prof. Ahmad Yunus. Guntur Hamzah stated that the facilities and infrastructures in UNS are appropriate.

“Alhamdulillah, the buildings are okay, and we do not need to prepare many things. The prepared facilities are excellent, from the lighting, cooling system, stage, are good, what left is the final touches,” he stated.

He explained that this review aims to ease his part in preparing a design for the grand final early next month.

“Hopefully, this event will run well, considering it is getting closer. Hopefully, it will benefit all Village Chiefs in Solo Raya,” he hoped.

The Chief of the Organizing Committee, Dr. Agus Riewanto, explained that currently, the selection process has started. All participants were asked to send a video to the organizing committee, who will select 70 best participants for an offline meeting, then select the Best 15 before selecting the Best 5. The Best 5 participants will compete in the final round on 4 December in UNS.

“Hopefully, it becomes a national pilot project and could be developed as a special characteristic of FH UN to hold special speech competition in building the constitution and awareness on the constitution,” Dr. Agus concluded.

The final round is scheduled to be attended by the Chairman of MK, Dr. Anwar Usman, and the Mayor of Surakarta, Gibran Rakabuming Raka. Humas UNS

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