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        "msgid": "commission-ii-has-not-yet-formed-working-committee-for-election-bill-awaiting-dpr-leadership-approval-1778659150",
        "date": "2026-05-13 13:42:48",
        "title": "Commission II Has Not Yet Formed Working Committee for Election Bill, Awaiting DPR Leadership Approval",
        "author": "Nawir Arsyad Akbar",
        "source": "KOMPAS",
        "tags": "",
        "topic": "Politics",
        "summary": "Indonesia's House of Representatives Commission II has delayed forming a working committee to discuss revisions to the 2017 Election Law, pending approval from DPR leadership, as it awaits expert analysis of recent Constitutional Court decisions. The commission is conducting public hearings with academics and civil society groups to address key issues such as parliamentary thresholds, presidential thresholds, and the separation of national and regional elections, aiming to align the draft law with binding court rulings for the 2029 elections. This initiative underscores the DPR's commitment to implementing final judicial decisions while avoiding conflicts of interest by keeping the legislative process within parliament rather than shifting it to the government.",
        "content": "<p>JAKARTA, KOMPAS.com - Deputy Chairman of Commission II of the DPR,\nAria Bima, stated that his commission has not yet formed a working\ncommittee (panja) tasked with discussing revisions to Law Number 7 of\n2017 on General Elections (Pemilu). The formation of the panja for the\nElection Bill is still awaiting approval from the DPR leadership.\n\u201cRegarding the panja, we are still awaiting approval from the\nleadership. Translating the current Constitutional Court (MK) decision,\nwhich is being drafted by the Expert Body, is also not easy,\u201d said Aria\nat the Parliament Complex, Jakarta, on Tuesday (12\/5\/2026). Public\nhearings (RDPU) with various community groups have been held to\naccommodate several issues, such as the parliamentary threshold and the\nseparation of national and regional elections. \u201cNext, we will invite\nexperts from UI, UGM, then Unair and Unpad regarding the MK decision,\nrelated to the parliamentary threshold, presidential threshold, and\ncentral and regional elections,\u201d said Aria. He stated that the DPR is\nstriving to ensure that the drafting of the Election Bill is guided by\nthe Constitutional Court\u2019s decisions, which are final and binding.\n\u201cBecause so far, all final and binding Constitutional Court decisions\nhave always been implemented by the DPR. Now, with the various\nsimulations we have conducted, we believe we will obtain the best law,\u201d\nsaid Aria. This was expressed by a member of Commission II of the DPR\nfrom the National Awakening Party (PKB) Faction, Muhammad Khozin. \u201cThe\nDPR has also tasked the Council Expert Body (BKD) with designing,\nsynchronising, and simulating crucial issues that will be needed in the\ndiscussion of the Election Bill,\u201d Khozin revealed when contacted on\nMonday (11\/5\/2026). In addition, Commission II of the DPR has held\nseveral public hearings (RDPU) with experts, academics, and election\norganisations to discuss revisions to the Election Law. \u201cThe discourse\non shifting the proposer of the Election Bill from the DPR to the\ngovernment is technically a step backwards in the ongoing process at the\nDPR,\u201d said Khozin. The revision of the Election Law itself has been\ndesignated as a DPR initiative proposal and included in the Priority\nNational Legislation Programme (Prolegnas). \u201cThe discussion of the\nElection Bill must be promptly addressed jointly by the DPR and the\ngovernment to prepare for the 2029 Elections in a more optimal manner.\nThis discussion also distances it from the stigma of conflict of\ninterest,\u201d Khozin concluded.<\/p>",
        "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/commission-ii-has-not-yet-formed-working-committee-for-election-bill-awaiting-dpr-leadership-approval-1778659150",
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