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        "id": 2042345,
        "msgid": "golkar-on-three-stage-election-proposal-bill-draft-not-yet-ready-1792237827",
        "date": "2026-10-17 18:10:49",
        "title": "Golkar on Three-Stage Election Proposal: Bill Draft Not Yet Ready",
        "author": "",
        "source": "CNN_ID",
        "tags": "",
        "topic": "Politics",
        "summary": "Golkar Secretary-General Muhammad Sarmuji said there is no completed draft of the Election Bill, casting doubt on reports that elections may be held in three stages. The party is gathering input on the bill\u2019s revision, including a proposed parliamentary threshold of about 5%, while aiming to increase its legislative seats at the next election.",
        "content": "<p>Golkar Party\u2019s Secretary-General, Muhammad Sarmuji, responded to\nreports about a proposed election system that would reportedly be\ndivided into three stages.<\/p>\n<p>Sarmuji said he did not know where the information had come from, as\nno draft of the Election Bill had been completed so far.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere is no Election Bill yet. So I don\u2019t know where the bill being\ncirculated came from. But there is no draft of the Election Bill so far;\nit has not been completed,\u201d Sarmuji said in Makassar on Saturday (17\nOctober).<\/p>\n<p>He said the party was gathering input from regional legislative\ncouncil members on issues to be pursued in the revision of the Election\nLaw.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe will propose a parliamentary threshold of around 5 per cent,\nwhich could be exactly 5 per cent or slightly lower,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>Sarmuji said discussions within Golkar on the bill were intended to\nproduce regulations that would improve the country while also supporting\nthe party\u2019s interests in the coming election.<\/p>\n<p>He said Golkar aimed to increase its number of legislative seats at\nthe next election, improving on its performance in the 2024\nelection.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOur focus is on gaining seats. We don\u2019t know how many more, but we\nwill try to gain seats. What must be ensured is that we increase our\nseats compared with 2024,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>Sarmuji said adding seats was a target Golkar had to pursue. Failure\nto increase its seat tally would mean the party had failed to carry out\nits political duties.<\/p>\n<p>Asked whether Golkar cadres currently serving in the Cabinet could\nstand as legislative candidates, Sarmuji said all party members had the\nopportunity to contest the election.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYes, God willing, they will all stand as candidates, including the\nparty chairman, who will run in Papua,\u201d he said.<\/p>",
        "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/golkar-on-three-stage-election-proposal-bill-draft-not-yet-ready-1792237827",
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