NasDem Party chairman Surya Paloh has proposed raising the\nparliamentary threshold to 7 per cent. In response, PDIP central board\nchairman Andreas Hugo Pareira said the increase warrants consideration\nin order to streamline the number of factions in parliament.<\/p>\n
\u201cRaising the parliamentary threshold needs to be considered to\nfurther simplify the number of parties entering parliament and make it\nmore selective,\u201d Andreas told reporters on Tuesday (24\/2\/2026).<\/p>\n
According to Andreas, with fewer parties, factions in the House of\nRepresentatives (DPR) would have adequate membership strength \u2014\nparticularly given that concurrent positions for DPR members are no\nlonger permitted.<\/p>\n
\u201cThis is certainly intended so that parties entering parliament have\nsufficient membership numbers, and are thus ready to fill the DPR\u2019s\nsupplementary bodies,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
Andreas explained that the current situation often forces DPR members\nto serve on multiple parliamentary bodies (AKD) due to limited faction\nmembership. This, he said, diminishes their focus in carrying out\nconstitutional duties.<\/p>\n
\u201cThis would prevent a single member from holding concurrent positions\nacross multiple parliamentary bodies, which causes members to lose focus\nin performing their constitutional duties,\u201d he elaborated.<\/p>\n
\u201cIdeally, the DPR should comprise 5 or 6 factions, so simulations\nneed to be conducted. Raising the parliamentary threshold needs to be a\nconsideration, alongside more selective requirements for establishing\nnew parties in accordance with the regulations set out in the Elections\nLaw and the derivative regulations from the General Elections Commission\n(KPU),\u201d he added.<\/p>\n
Andreas said the size of the parliamentary threshold should not be\ndecided unilaterally, but rather simulated beforehand.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe figure should be simulated first. It could be the same, slightly\nmore or slightly less than 7 per cent. But ideally there should be 5, or\nat most 6, parties. As for the people\u2019s votes, there is no such thing as\nwasted votes \u2014 the public can still channel their votes through the\nparties that pass the threshold,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
Surya Paloh had previously stated that NasDem would remain consistent\nin pushing for the parliamentary threshold to be raised to 7 per cent.\nPaloh considered a 7 per cent threshold far more effective.<\/p>\n
\u201cI think NasDem should just stay consistent on that. Unless there are\ntruly significant changes. In any case, NasDem honestly believes that if\nwe could shift from a multiparty system to a selected party system, it\nwould be far more effective \u2014 both for maintaining government stability\nand for implementing the benefits of the democratic freedoms we\npossess,\u201d Surya Paloh said at NasDem Tower, Menteng, Central Jakarta, on\nSaturday (21\/2).<\/p>\n
Paloh then raised the issue of the large number of political parties,\nquestioning the purpose of democracy if it does not deliver tangible\nbenefits.<\/p>\n
\u201cSo it should give us pause for reflection. We have been too\nenthusiastic about the multitude of political parties in the name of\ndemocracy itself. But on the other hand, what is the point of democracy\nif it does not bring practical benefit and consistency towards our\nindependence ideals? Capability, effectiveness, reasoning,\nintellectualism and morality must move ever closer towards our shared\nobjectives,\u201d he said.<\/p>", "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/pdip-ideally-the-dpr-should-have-5-or-6-factions-simulation-needed-1771929478", "image": "" }, "sponsor": "Okusi Associates", "sponsor_url": "https:\/\/okusiassociates.com" }