Marking its first anniversary, the Gerakan Kedaulatan Suara Rakyat\n(GKSR) has produced a draft proposal for changes to election\nregulations. The 200-page academic manuscript covers 30 electoral\nissues, with a 1 per cent parliamentary threshold (PT) serving as the\nprimary focus.<\/p>\n
The draft was compiled by eight non-parliamentary political parties\ncomprising GKSR, namely Partai Hanura, Partai Perindo, PPP, Partai\nBuruh, Partai Ummat, PBB, PKN, and Partai Berkarya. Over the past year,\nthese groups have engaged in discussions with various figures and\nelection activists.<\/p>\n
The General Chair of GKSR, Said Iqbal, stated that the launch of this\nacademic paper is intended to serve as a comparative reference against\nthe revision of the Election Law currently being discussed by the House\nof Representatives (DPR).<\/p>\n
\u201cWe are launching this academic paper to act as a counterpoint to the\nElection Law revisions being discussed by parliamentary parties in the\nDPR,\u201d Said remarked during GKSR\u2019s first anniversary commemoration in\nJakarta, as reported on Sunday, 27 September 2026.<\/p>\n
According to him, one of the critical points in the draft is the\nestablishment of a 1 per cent parliamentary threshold. Said noted that\nthis proposal is based on research by election activists, including\nPerludem, utilising the Taagepera formula.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe parliamentary threshold should be 1 per cent, while still\nconsidering combined factions at the national level of the DPR RI and\/or\nstembus accords in elections conducted before or at the start of the\nelection, rather than after,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
Furthermore, Said explained that GKSR also proposes changes to the\npolitical party verification mechanism. Parties that already hold seats\nin the DPR would only need to register without undergoing administrative\nor factual verification.<\/p>\n
For non-parliamentary parties that have undergone administrative and\nfactual verification in previous elections, GKSR proposes that they only\nundergo administrative verification. Meanwhile, parties participating in\nan election for the first time would still be required to undergo both\nstages.<\/p>\n
Said also called upon the eight political parties currently in\nparliament to involve non-parliamentary parties in the discussions\nregarding the Election Law revision. He noted that such involvement is a\nmandate of the Constitutional Court (MK) Decision Number 116.<\/p>\n
\u201cIf this is not implemented, we will certainly proceed with a\njudicial review as soon as the law is passed,\u201d asserted the President of\nthe Labour Party.<\/p>\n
Furthermore, Said warned that the discussion of election regulations\nshould not become a space for exchanging interests between parties. He\nrejected any attempts to link the regulation of the parliamentary\nthreshold to other electoral issues.<\/p>", "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/gksr-proposes-changes-to-political-party-verification-mechanism-here-is-why-1790477536", "image": "" }, "sponsor": "Okusi Associates", "sponsor_url": "https:\/\/okusiassociates.com" }