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        "id": 1697573,
        "msgid": "democrat-party-responds-to-kpk-term-limits-for-party-leaders-are-internal-party-matters-1777006336",
        "date": "2026-04-24 08:46:39",
        "title": "Democrat Party Responds to KPK: Term Limits for Party Leaders Are Internal Party Matters",
        "author": "",
        "source": "DETIK",
        "tags": "",
        "topic": "Politics",
        "summary": "The Democrat Party has rejected the Corruption Eradication Commission's (KPK) recommendation to limit the term of party leaders to a maximum of two periods, arguing that such matters fall under internal party regulations and should not be dictated by the government. Secretary-General Herman Khaeron emphasised that internal democracy is determined by mechanisms like congresses where cadres vote, rather than arbitrary term limits. This response comes amid KPK's 2025 study identifying flaws in Indonesia's political party governance to prevent corruption, which included 16 recommendations for improvement.",
        "content": "<p>The Democrat Party has responded to the KPK\u2019s recommendations on\npolitical party governance, one of which involves limiting the term of a\nparty\u2019s general chairman (ketum) to a maximum of two periods. Democrat\nParty Secretary-General Herman Khaeron stated that the government does\nnot need to regulate the term of a party\u2019s general chairman. \u201cThe term\nof the party\u2019s general chairman is regulated by the party\u2019s internal\nrules. Therefore, the government does not need to impose limits on the\nterm of the general chairman or any other title,\u201d Herman told reporters\non Friday (24\/4\/2026). Herman explained that the mechanisms and\nimplementation of party organisation are internal party matters. As\nsuch, he said, it is the party cadres who determine them. Furthermore,\nthis member of the DPR\u2019s Commission VI assessed that limiting the term\nof the general chairman does not automatically guarantee the\nimplementation of democracy within the party. According to him, what the\ngovernment should focus on is the mechanisms carried out by the party in\ndetermining the general chairman. \u201cDemocracy within the party is not\ndetermined by limitations, but by the congress mechanism or other\nmechanisms for determining the general chairman in each party. As long\nas the cadres who hold the votes give their support and trust to the\nGeneral Chairman, that is the democratic process,\u201d said Herman. For\ncontext, the KPK has conducted a study on political party governance to\nprevent corruption. One of them is the KPK\u2019s proposal for a limit on the\nleadership term of a party\u2019s general chairman to two periods. This study\nwas conducted by the KPK in 2025 through the Monitoring Directorate. The\nKPK identified four points that need to be addressed in Indonesia\u2019s\npolitical party system and provided 16 recommendations. \u201cTo ensure the\nsmooth running of cadre development, there needs to be a regulation\nlimiting the leadership of the party\u2019s general chairman to a maximum of\n2 periods of tenure,\u201d states one of the recommendations in the KPK\u2019s\nstudy results, on Thursday (23\/4).<\/p>",
        "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/democrat-party-responds-to-kpk-term-limits-for-party-leaders-are-internal-party-matters-1777006336",
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