Jakarta - The National Awakening Party (PKB) has proposed that the\nparliamentary threshold (PT) be applied uniformly from the national to\nthe local level.<\/p>\n
PKB Secretary General Hasanuddin Wahid stated that under this scheme,\nthe threshold for provincial DPRDs as well as district\/city DPRDs would\nfollow the provisions set for the DPR RI.<\/p>\n
\u201cYes, the threshold just follows the national one. That way it\u2019s more\nstable, right?\u201d Hasanuddin said when met at the DPR RI building on\nMonday (4\/5\/2026).<\/p>\n
\u201cBut don\u2019t separate the national threshold from the regional one.\nThat would just create confusion later,\u201d Hasanuddin explained.<\/p>\n
According to him, if the threshold is applied nationally, political\nparties that pass at the central level should also have equal\nopportunities at the regional level.<\/p>\n
\u201cIf you want, it starts from the top. Uniform like that, starting\nfrom the top. So all parties that enter the PT nationally will also\nenter the PT below,\u201d Hasanuddin said.<\/p>\n
\u201cWhether it\u2019s five, or whether it goes down or not, that\u2019s fine, but\nthe division is that all those who enter the five nationally will also\nget their share in the regions,\u201d he continued.<\/p>\n
Hasanuddin emphasised that his party places more emphasis on the\nunderlying rationale for determining the PT value, rather than just the\nnumber.<\/p>\n
\u201cRegarding the number, PKB is relatively flexible. But the measure is\nwhat I mentioned earlier. If it\u2019s four, five, seven, or whatever, there\nhas to be a reasoning built together,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
Hasanuddin reminded that determining the threshold must not eliminate\nvalid voter voices.<\/p>\n
According to him, popular sovereignty must remain the primary\nprinciple in formulating such policies.<\/p>\n
\u201cHow can this PT not end up eliminating voices that have already\nentered? That\u2019s how it is, we\u2019re inviting all parties to calculate this,\nso that not many votes are wasted in vain,\u201d Hasanuddin said.<\/p>\n
\u201cAs a matter of political institutionalisation and democracy, the PT\nis indeed necessary so that our politics becomes more stable, and the\ndemocratic institutions also get better,\u201d Hasanuddin explained.<\/p>\n
On that occasion, Hasanuddin also assured that discussions on the\nparliamentary threshold among political parties so far are still\nprogressing dynamically and have not reached a deadlock.<\/p>\n
\u201cUp to now, there\u2019s no deadlock. We\u2019re communicating actively with\nall parties. Relatively, we can understand each other, then discuss\nfurther,\u201d Hasanuddin concluded.<\/p>", "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/pkb-proposes-uniform-parliamentary-threshold-from-dpr-ri-to-district-city-dprds-1777888506", "image": "" }, "sponsor": "Okusi Associates", "sponsor_url": "https:\/\/okusiassociates.com" }