First, the Constitutional Court emphasised the need for\nproportionality. There must be a balance between achieving government\nstability, the simplification of parties, and the ease of\ndecision-making due to the simplified parliament, he said. Jakarta\n(ANTARA) - Former Constitutional Court judge Arief Hidayat stressed that\nthe determination of the parliamentary threshold must heed the principle\nof proportionality. In his remarks during a seminar in Jakarta on\nTuesday evening, 3 March, the proportionality principle should create a\nbalance between political stability in government, the simplification of\nparties, and the effectiveness of decision-making.<\/p>\n
He referred to Constitutional Court Decision No.\u00a0116\/PUU-XXI\/2023,\nwhich strongly emphasised that changes to the threshold formula must not\ndiscard valid votes. \u201cIt must not lead to the disposal of many valid\nvotes, wasted for no purpose, because that would breach the principles\nof popular sovereignty. That is Decision 116 of the Constitutional\nCourt,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
To introduce a proportional mechanism in the forthcoming elections,\nthe formulation of a new formula must take into account factors related\nto the formation of laws. \u201cThe factors of political stability, the\neffectiveness of decision-making, and related factors must continue to\nbe considered, and that is the kind of ruling desired by the\nConstitutional Court,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
He explained that the Court\u2019s intent in changing the threshold\nformula is very simple and requires consensus between state\ninstitutions, namely to achieve the objectives of a common vision and\nmission. \u201cAny party, the aims and missions are the same in Parliament.\nEven if dissected according to each party\u2019s vision and mission, the\ndirection remains the same. At meetings with party leaders, and with the\nPresident at that time, Mr Jokowi; Jokowi was still in his first\nfive-year term. We were bound by the same vision and mission,\u201d he\nsaid.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe can synergise, but we must not interfere with each other\u2019s duties\nand powers. We may be fragmented within parties, but we must be\nstatesmen,\u201d he added.<\/p>", "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/former-constitutional-court-judge-emphasises-proportionality-in-parliamentary-threshold-1772585855", "image": "" }, "sponsor": "Okusi Associates", "sponsor_url": "https:\/\/okusiassociates.com" }