DPR Commission II Reveals 10 Strategic Issues to be Discussed in Election Bill

The Chairman of Commission II of the Indonesian House of Representatives (DPR RI), Rifqinizamy Karsayuda, stated that there are ten strategic issues to be discussed in the Draft Election Law (RUU Pemilu) following the formation of the bill’s working committee (panja).

According to him, these strategic issues will serve as the basis for the working committee to invite relevant parties to provide suggestions and input regarding the electoral system. “These will be attached later. There are crucial points, ranging from point A to point J,” said Rifqイズamy at the parliamentary complex, Jakarta, on Monday.

He noted that the invited parties will include ministries, agencies, universities, institutions, individuals, non-governmental organisations, and community organisations. He added that various stakeholders will be invited to ensure that the preparation of the academic paper and the draft Election Bill proceeds effectively, fulfilling the principle of meaningful participation, which will contribute to the strengthening of democratic and electoral institutions in the future.

Furthermore, non-parliamentary political parties will also be invited to provide input for the Election Bill. The points regulated in the Bill must be grounded in constitutional arguments and rationality, he added.

Meanwhile, Member of Commission II DPR RI Komarudin Watubun explained that the strategic issues to be discussed include regulations for the nomination of President and Vice President, parliamentary thresholds, the legislative election system, the restructuring of electoral districts (dapil), the roles of Bawaslu and KPU, money politics and political financing, digital campaigning using Artificial Intelligence (AI), the neutrality of civil servants (ASN) and the TNI-Polri, as well as women’s representation.

Additionally, according to him, the use of technology for voting and vote recapitulation will also be discussed during the drafting of the Election Bill. “This is still in the drafting stage. Personally, I believe the essence of Pancasila democracy is the respect for individual voting rights, which then accumulate into the collective rights of citizens,” said Komarudin.