House of Representatives Speaker Puan Maharani stated that four draft\nlaws or RUU are prioritised for discussion during the DPR\u2019s fifth\nsession from 12 May to 21 July 2026. However, from the four items read\nout during the plenary session on Tuesday, 12 May 2026, there is no\nrevision of Law Number 7 of 2017 on General Elections (RUU Pemilu)\nincluded in the 2026 National Legislation Programme or Prolegnas.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe DPR RI together with the government will continue discussions at\nthe first level on several draft laws,\u201d said Puan during the plenary\nsession at the DPR Complex in Jakarta on Tuesday.<\/p>\n
The four RUU mentioned by Puan are: first, the RUU on Amendments to\nLaw No.\u00a04 of 2023 on the Development and Strengthening of the Financial\nSector. Second, the Draft Law on International Private Law, then the\nDraft Law on Amendments to Law No.\u00a016 of 1997 on Statistics, and fourth,\nthe Draft Law on Industrial Design.<\/p>\n
After the plenary, the politician from the Indonesian Democratic\nParty of Struggle said that discussions on the RUU Pemilu among factions\nare still ongoing, both formally and informally. However, she did not\nreveal how far the developments from those discussions have progressed,\neven though the election stages are about to begin.<\/p>\n
\u201cThis is indeed the time when it\u2019s said to be approaching, that\u2019s\ncorrect. However, what is best for the people is what we prioritise\nmost. So we will continue to conduct discussions as best as possible,\ninformally and formally,\u201d said Puan.<\/p>\n
According to Puan, all politicians in the DPR and party leaders\ndesire that the 2029 Election be conducted honestly, fairly, and without\nharming the public.<\/p>\n
The last discussion on the revision of the Election Law was held by\nCommission II of the DPR on 10 March. At that time, the DPR presented\nformer Coordinating Minister for Politics, Law, and Security Mohammad\nMahfud Mahmodin and Jimly Asshidiqqie. Based on the current applicable\nlaw, the government should start forming the election organising\nselection team in August or September.<\/p>\n
Article 167 paragraph (6) of the current Election Law states that the\nstages of organising the Election shall commence no later than twenty\nmonths before the voting day. If the 2029 election follows the previous\npattern like the 2024 Election, the voting day is estimated around\nFebruary 2029. Thus, the stages must already begin around June\u2013July\n2027.<\/p>\n
On Wednesday, 15 April 2025, Member of Commission II of the DPR Ahmad\nDoli Kurnia Tandjung stated that the discussion on the revision of the\nElection Law should have been held on Monday, 13 April 2026. The Golkar\nParty politician admitted he did not know the reason for the\npostponement of the Commission II DPR agenda, which was scheduled to\nhold an internal meeting to hear a presentation from the House Expert\nBody or BKD.<\/p>\n
Nevertheless, according to him, the discussion on the revision of the\nElection Law is a very important matter considering the approaching\nelection organisation time. For example, he said, the Constitutional\nCourt decision concerning several election issues. In particular, said\nDoli, Decision Number 135 which separates the organisation of\nelections.<\/p>", "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/election-bill-not-included-in-dprs-priority-discussions-for-this-session-1778579588", "image": "" }, "sponsor": "Okusi Associates", "sponsor_url": "https:\/\/okusiassociates.com" }