Electoral Law Revision on Hold, Beware of "Fast Track" Route Signs

Jakarta — The discourse surrounding a revision to the Electoral Law appears to have faded after being widely discussed by Parliament and the Government.

After Parliament took the initiative as the proposer for Electoral Law revision, discussions have stalled in the legislature. Many other issues are being discussed instead, particularly current matters, whilst Electoral Law revision is postponed.

According to Kompas.id, the Chair of Commission II Rifqinizamy Karsayuda stated that the Electoral Law revision will be discussed in Commission II targeting July or August 2026. The reason is that they are awaiting the completion of a problem inventory list (DIM) and normative framework.

However, he noted that discussions are not strictly bound to July-August, but rather will proceed in parallel with the absorption of aspirations and input from electoral practitioners. It is hoped that the Electoral Law revision discussion process will not be protracted, as it will be preceded by a process of gathering views and various supporting materials.

Although the Electoral Law revision is a Parliament initiative, Karsayuda stated that the executive branch is still asked to prepare recommendations and substantive materials that can serve as input. “And right now at the Directorate General of Politics and General Administration (Polpum Ministry of Home Affairs) it is being prepared,” Karsayuda told Kompas.com on Wednesday (4 March 2026).

One of the matters being prepared is the substantive material of the Constitutional Court decision that requested the presidential threshold regime be abolished and parliament threshold be regulated anew with more appropriate grounds.

“So what things are still aligned, whether it aligns or not. So we are at that level: we adopt a presidential system, governance must be effective. But on the other hand, this multiparty system also cannot be too extreme, this multiparty must be simplified. So these two things are the corridor of our discussion,” he said.

The delaying tactics of Parliament and the government in this discussion is seen as the same pattern as previous law revisions or formations, namely the fast track pattern.

Electoral Law lecturer at the University of Indonesia, Titi Anggraini, stated that this fast track pattern could be very dangerous and harmful to society.