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        "id": 1983943,
        "msgid": "pdips-stance-on-the-5-per-cent-parliamentary-threshold-1789566820",
        "date": "2026-09-16 19:31:00",
        "title": "PDIP's Stance on the 5 Per Cent Parliamentary Threshold",
        "author": "Cahya  Mulyana",
        "source": "MEDIA_INDONESIA",
        "tags": "",
        "topic": "Politics",
        "summary": "The Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDIP) has expressed support for a 5 per cent parliamentary threshold, viewing it as an ideal figure for simplifying the political party landscape. While acknowledging recent coalition discussions, the party emphasises that any revisions to the General Election Law must be carefully deliberated in Parliament and adhere to Constitutional Court rulings.",
        "content": "<p>The Chairman of the Honour Committee of the Indonesian Democratic\nParty of Struggle (PDIP) DPP, Komarudin Watubun, stated that the\nproposed 5 per cent parliamentary threshold is an ideal figure to\nachieve the simplification of political parties.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe 5% figure is ideal. There will certainly be considerations\nregarding the effectiveness and efficiency of governance. Therefore, the\nmore political parties are simplified, the easier it becomes to\nconsolidate power,\u201d he said when met at the parliamentary complex in\nJakarta on Wednesday.<\/p>\n<p>He noted that the parliamentary threshold must accommodate the voices\nof all citizens. A member of Commission II of the House of\nRepresentatives (DPR), he also reminded Parliament to carefully\ndeliberate the parliamentary threshold norms in the revision of Law\nNumber 7 of 2017 concerning General Elections. He added that the\nConstitutional Court\u2019s decision must serve as a reference, as<\/p>",
        "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/pdips-stance-on-the-5-per-cent-parliamentary-threshold-1789566820",
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