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        "msgid": "non-parliamentary-parties-urge-dpr-to-promptly-discuss-revisions-to-election-law-1778656133",
        "date": "2026-05-13 12:13:35",
        "title": "Non-Parliamentary Parties Urge DPR to Promptly Discuss Revisions to Election Law",
        "author": "",
        "source": "TEMPO_ID",
        "tags": "",
        "topic": "Politics",
        "summary": "Non-parliamentary political parties, including Hanura and Gelora, are pressing the House of Representatives (DPR) to urgently resume discussions on revising the 2017 Election Law, particularly regarding the parliamentary threshold, ahead of upcoming election stages. Hanura's election winning body chair, Ahmad Muqowam, proposes lowering the threshold to 1% to ensure valid votes are converted, following a Constitutional Court ruling that mandates it be set below the current 4%. This push highlights the need for comprehensive legal certainty to avoid rushed regulations, as the government should soon form the election organiser selection team, though the revision is not currently prioritised in DPR's legislative agenda.",
        "content": "<p>Several non-parliamentary political parties are urging legislators\nand DPR leaders to promptly resume discussions on revising Law No.\u00a07 of\n2017 on Elections, given the approaching stages of the elections.<\/p>\n<p>Ahmad Muqowam, Chairman of the Hanura Party\u2019s Election Winning Body,\nstated that discussions on revising the Election Law must be conducted\nimmediately to provide legal certainty for the upcoming contestation.\nMoreover, many complex issues need to be decided comprehensively.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cDo not let the regulations be formed just to meet targets, which\nwould result in suboptimal outcomes,\u201d Muqowam said via WhatsApp message\non Wednesday, 13 May 2026.<\/p>\n<p>He reminded that one of the current focuses in the discussions on\nrevising the Election Law is the parliamentary threshold or\nparliamentary threshold. Revising the threshold is a mandate from the\nConstitutional Court ruling.<\/p>\n<p>According to Muqowam, it is important for the DPR to promptly restart\ndiscussions, considering that the parliamentary threshold issue will\nrequire a considerable amount of time to determine its decision.<\/p>\n<p>The parliamentary threshold in effect before the Constitutional\nCourt\u2019s ruling in case 135 was 4 percent. However, following the Court\u2019s\nruling, the DPR and the government are requested to rearrange the\namount.<\/p>\n<p>Muqowam said that, as per the Constitutional Court ruling, the DPR\nand the government are ordered to determine the threshold provisions\nbelow 4 percent, not to increase it.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe propose 1 percent, which is ideal enough to prevent valid votes\nfrom not being converted,\u201d he stated.<\/p>\n<p>Contacted separately, Mahfudz Siddiq, Secretary General of the Gelora\nParty, also urged the DPR to promptly resume discussions on revising the\nElection Law, including involving non-parliamentary parties in the\ntalks.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are always ready to provide input for improving our elections,\u201d\nMahfudz said.<\/p>\n<p>The last discussion on revising the Election Law was held by DPR\nCommission II on 10 March. At that time, the DPR presented former\nCoordinating Minister for Political, Legal, and Security Affairs\nMohammad Mahfud Mahmodin and Jimly Asshidiqqie.<\/p>\n<p>Based on the current law, the government should start forming the\nelection organiser selection team in August or September. Article 167\nparagraph (6) of the current Election Law states that the election\nimplementation stages begin no later than 20 months before voting\nday.<\/p>\n<p>Yesterday, DPR Chairwoman Puan Maharani said there are four bills\nprioritised for discussion in DPR\u2019s Session V from 12 May to 21 July\n2026.<\/p>\n<p>However, from the four items read out in the plenary session on\nTuesday, 12 May 2026, the revision of the Election Law is not included\nin the 2026 Prolegnas list.<\/p>",
        "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/non-parliamentary-parties-urge-dpr-to-promptly-discuss-revisions-to-election-law-1778656133",
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