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        "msgid": "golkar-secretary-general-dpr-must-immediately-discuss-revision-of-election-law-1776347450",
        "date": "2026-04-16 19:42:26",
        "title": "Golkar Secretary-General: DPR Must Immediately Discuss Revision of Election Law",
        "author": "",
        "source": "TEMPO_ID",
        "tags": "",
        "topic": "Politics",
        "summary": "Muhammad Sarmuji, Secretary-General of the Golkar Party, has urged the DPR to expedite discussions on revising the 2017 Election Law to avoid disruptions to the 2029 elections, as initial stages are set to begin in late 2026. He emphasised that delays could compress timelines and highlighted ongoing challenges like energy security that may be slowing progress in Commission II. Fellow Golkar MP Ahmad Doli Kurnia Tandjung echoed the call, stressing the need to address Constitutional Court rulings, such as MK Decision No. 135 separating national and local elections, to ensure legal certainty for the democratic process.",
        "content": "<p>Secretary-General of the Golkar Party, Muhammad Sarmuji, is pushing\nfor the discussion of the revision to Law No.\u00a07 of 2017 on General\nElections to be expedited so as not to impact the implementation of the\n2029 Elections. This is because, he said, the initial stages of the\nelections will begin in late 2026. \u201cIt\u2019s impossible to conduct\nrecruitment of election organisers without the law being finalised. So,\nif this law is to be amended, we must start the discussions\nimmediately,\u201d Sarmuji said at the House of Representatives complex in\nJakarta on Thursday, 16 April 2026. If the discussion is delayed and\npostpones approval, he said, it will affect the stages of the 2029\nElections. Therefore, according to him, the discussion of the Election\nBill must be completed this year to avoid compressing the schedule.\n\u201cThere might be some stages shortened to align with the election law\nthat will be discussed later,\u201d he said. This member of Commission VI of\nthe DPR stated that the Golkar Party is always ready to discuss changes\nto the Election Law that can bring improvements. He suspects that the\ndiscussion of the planned revision to the Election Law in Commission II\nof the DPR is still progressing slowly due to other issues, such as\nenergy security and the domestic national situation. \u201cWe are currently\nfacing problems that are not easy. There is energy security that must be\nsecured, so we must focus on that,\u201d he said. Although considering\nvarious current situations, Sarmuji called on the DPR and the government\nnot to delay the discussion of the Election Bill. He said the urgency of\ndiscussing this law revision needs to be reviewed again. \u201cBut from the\nGolkar Party Faction, if it is to be changed, it is best to start the\ndiscussion immediately,\u201d he said. The last discussion of the revision to\nthe Election Law was held by Commission II of the DPR on 10 March 2026.\nAt that time, they presented former Coordinating Minister for Politics,\nLaw, and Security Mohammad Mahfud Mahmodin and former Chief Justice of\nthe Constitutional Court Jimly Asshidiqqie. Member of Commission II of\nthe DPR Ahmad Doli Kurnia Tandjung said the discussion of the Election\nBill should have been held on Monday, 13 April 2026. But the Golkar\npolitician admitted he did not know the reason why Commission II\npostponed that agenda. As planned, the agenda for that day was to hold\nan internal meeting hearing a presentation from the DPR Expertise Agency\n(BKD). According to Doli, the discussion of the revision to the Election\nLaw is very important considering the approaching election timeline. For\nexample, he said, Constitutional Court decisions related to several\nelection issues. Especially MK Decision No.\u00a0135 which separates the\nimplementation of elections between national and local elections. He\nsaid that decision has elicited differing opinions from various parties,\nso it must be responded to immediately by completing the discussion of\nthe revision to the Election Law. Doli hopes that party leaders and the\nDPR together with factions can take a progressive stance in discussing\nthe revision to the Election Law. The aim is to provide legal certainty\nin the five-yearly democratic event. \u201cIf this is done at the beginning\nof 2027, I think it\u2019s not just tight, but already very late,\u201d Doli said\nat the DPR complex on Wednesday, 15 April 2026.<\/p>",
        "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/golkar-secretary-general-dpr-must-immediately-discuss-revision-of-election-law-1776347450",
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