Election Law Amendment to Enforce Female Legislative Candidate Quota

Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives Sufmi Dasco Ahmad confirmed that the amendment to the Election Law will incorporate the Constitutional Court’s ruling on female representation in case No. 128/PUU-XXIV/2026. The Court’s decision mandates disqualification for political parties failing to meet the 30% female legislative candidate quota in electoral districts. ‘The Constitutional Court’s ruling is final and binding, so we will incorporate it into the election law amendment,’ he said. The Gerindra Party’s permanent chairman added that the ruling strengthens the General Election Commission’s (KPU) longstanding efforts to ensure the 30% quota for participating parties. Dasco supports the ruling, stating many female politicians possess the capability to serve as lawmakers at district, provincial, and national levels. ‘Therefore, we support this requirement, which will be clearly defined regarding the disqualification process if the 30% threshold isn’t met,’ he said. ‘We must avoid loopholes that could arise when implementing this.’ Previously, the Constitutional Court partially granted petitioners’ request regarding a material review of Article 245 of Law No. 7 of 2017 on General Elections. The ruling states political parties failing to meet the 30% female candidate quota may be disqualified from specific electoral districts. ‘Partially granting the petitioners’ request,’ said Constitutional Court Chief Justice Suhartoyo in the ruling on 25 May 2026. The petitioners—Maya Novita Sari, Imas Dion Febriani, Cahya Camila Evanglin, and Fatati Nailul Munadia—sought clear sanctions for political parties breaching Article 245 of the Election Law. The Court deemed the petitioners’ arguments legally valid in part, necessitating sanctions to ensure the 30% female legislative candidate quota is implemented. ‘The KPU at all levels must disqualify political parties from electoral districts that fail to meet the minimum 30% female representation quota,’ stated Justice Adies Kadir. He added that imposing sanctions on parties failing to meet the quota aims to reduce discrimination, particularly in female representation in the House of Representatives and regional legislatures.