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        "id": 1734841,
        "msgid": "commission-ii-affirms-election-bill-remains-dpr-initiative-proposal-1778608515",
        "date": "2026-05-12 19:55:04",
        "title": "Commission II Affirms Election Bill Remains DPR Initiative Proposal",
        "author": "",
        "source": "CNN_ID",
        "tags": "",
        "topic": "Politics",
        "summary": "Commission II Deputy Chairman Aria Bima has confirmed that the Election Bill (RUU Pemilu) will proceed as a DPR initiative, as agreed in the Badan Musyawarah meeting, covering elections for parliament, the presidency, and regional heads. Discussions are challenging due to the need to incorporate Constitutional Court rulings and achieve consensus on the parliamentary threshold, with options including maintaining it at 4% or allowing faction mergers. Although prioritised for 2026, the bill's deliberation has not yet begun, despite upcoming election stages in mid-2026.",
        "content": "<p>Deputy Chairman of Commission II of the DPR, Aria Bima, has affirmed\nthat the Election Bill will remain a DPR initiative proposal. Bima\nemphasised that this decision was agreed upon in a Badan Musyawarah\n(Bamus) meeting.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cUp to today, within the prolegnas, the Election Bill\u2014whether for\nparliamentary elections, presidential elections, regional head\nelections, or codification\u2014is part of the DPR initiative prolegnas,\u201d\nsaid Bimo, his familiar nickname, at the parliamentary complex on\nTuesday (12\/5).<\/p>\n<p>However, the PDIP politician acknowledged that discussing the\nElection Bill is not straightforward, particularly in translating\nseveral Constitutional Court (MK) rulings.<\/p>\n<p>Moreover, as a DPR initiative proposal, Bimo stated that all factions\nmust agree unanimously on the size of the parliamentary threshold\nchanges. Thus, the factions in the DPR must reach an agreement on the\nfigure.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhether zero, four, five, seven, the DPR must not disagree, right?\u201d\nsaid Bimo.<\/p>\n<p>Currently, Bimo continued, there are two options regarding the\nparliamentary threshold. The first is to keep it at 4 percent,\nconsidering there are 13 commissions. If each faction must place two\nrepresentatives per commission, each faction needs at least 26\nseats.<\/p>\n<p>There is also a proposal for merging factions to meet the threshold\nrequirement. However, these two options are still under discussion,\ntaking into account input from various societal elements.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere is a formulation like that, so what is meant is not a\nparliamentary threshold limitation but a minimum number of factions\nlimit, but combined,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>The proposal for the Election Bill to become a DPR initiative was\npreviously put forward by PAN Deputy General Chairman Saleh Daulay.\nQuoted from Detik.com, he considered it important to avoid inter-party\ndebates in the DPR.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf based on a government initiative, the clash of thoughts and party\nagendas can be avoided at the initial discussion stage. Even if there\nare differences, they will be accumulated during the DIM discussion,\u201d he\nsaid.<\/p>\n<p>The Election Bill is currently a DPR initiative proposal and included\nin the 2026 priority legislation agenda. However, the DPR has not yet\nstarted deliberations and has signalled it will not be discussed this\nyear, even though election stages will begin in mid-2026.<\/p>",
        "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/commission-ii-affirms-election-bill-remains-dpr-initiative-proposal-1778608515",
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