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        "id": 1569665,
        "msgid": "pks-4-parliamentary-threshold-is-sufficient-no-need-to-increase-1772010350",
        "date": "2026-02-25 13:41:46",
        "title": "PKS: 4% Parliamentary Threshold is Sufficient, No Need to Increase",
        "author": "",
        "source": "DETIK",
        "tags": "",
        "topic": "Politics",
        "summary": "PKS Secretary-General M Kholid responded to NasDem Chairman Surya Paloh's proposal to raise the parliamentary threshold to 7%, stating that the current 4% threshold is adequate. Kholid argues that a higher threshold would result in a larger number of votes not being reflected in parliamentary representation. He also suggests that the threshold could be adjusted based on the number of commissions and committees in the DPR RI.",
        "content": "<p>PKS Secretary-General M Kholid responded to a proposal by NasDem\nChairman Surya Paloh regarding the parliamentary threshold (PT) of 7%.\nKholid believes that the 4% parliamentary threshold is already\nappropriate.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe 4 percent PT, as in previous years, is good enough to maintain\nand does not need to be increased,\u201d Kholid told reporters on Wednesday\n(February 25, 2026).<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBecause the higher the PT, the greater the number of votes that are\nnot converted in accordance with the voters\u2019 aspirations,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n<p>Kholid believes that the parliamentary threshold is still needed as a\nmechanism to maintain political stability in parliament. According to\nhim, without a threshold, the fragmentation of political parties in the\nDPR could increase.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cRegarding the ideal number for the threshold, there must be a\nbalance between the representation of political parties in parliament\nand the number of votes that are not accommodated due to the threshold,\u201d\nhe said.<\/p>\n<p>In addition, Kholid opened up other options in determining the size\nof the threshold, namely adjusting it to the number of commissions and\ninternal bodies (AKD) in the DPR RI. Currently, the DPR has 13\ncommissions and six AKDs.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNow there are 13 commissions and 6 AKDs in the DPR RI, so the PT is\nconverted to be equivalent to the number of commissions and AKDs. From\nthere, we can calculate the PT. That could be one of the options,\u201d he\nsaid.<\/p>\n<p>Previously, Surya Paloh stated that NasDem would remain consistent in\npushing for the parliamentary threshold to be increased to 7%. Paloh\nbelieves that a 7% threshold is much more effective.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI think NasDem should remain consistent on that. Unless there are\nsignificant changes. In any case, we, NasDem, honestly think that from a\nmulti-party system, if we can change to a selected party, that would be\nmuch more effective. To maintain government stability and also for the\nimplementation of the benefits of the freedom of democracy that we\nhave,\u201d said Surya Paloh at the NasDem Tower, Menteng, Central Jakarta,\nSaturday (February 21).<\/p>\n<p>Paloh then mentioned the large number of political parties. Paloh\nquestioned what the point of democracy is if it does not bring\nbenefits.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSo it can be a reflection for us. We are too happy with the large\nnumber of political parties in the name of democracy itself. But on the\nother hand, what is the point of democracy if it does not bring the\nprinciple of benefit and our consistency towards the direction of the\nideals of independence that we have. Ability, effectiveness,\nrationality, intellectuality, and morality must move much closer to our\ncommon goals,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>Watch also the video \u201cPKS President Hints at Rejecting Whoosh and\nIKN\u201d<\/p>\n<p>(amw\/dwr)<\/p>",
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