Golkar Says Election Bill DIM Does Not Exist: Discussions Have Not Even Begun

House of Representatives (DPR) Commission II member from the Golkar Party, Ahmad Doli Kurnia, stated that the Problem Inventory List (DIM) for the Election Bill does not yet exist. Doli explained that if the Election Bill is a DPR initiative, the DIM is prepared by the government. However, if it originates from the government, the DIM is prepared by the eight factions in the DPR. “As far as I know, there is no DIM. The DIM is a subsequent process that begins with the existence of a draft academic paper and a draft bill, which is then discussed and agreed upon to become a proposal for law formation,” Doli said when contacted on Sunday (12/6). He stated that the DPR is still waiting for the discussion on the Election Bill to begin. Therefore, he believes it is not yet possible for a DIM to have been prepared. “Currently, we have been waiting for a long time for the revision of the Election Law to start being discussed. So, discussions haven’t even started, why would a DIM suddenly exist?” he said. The Deputy Chairman of the DPR Legislation Body suspects that the document recently referred to as a DIM is a study prepared by the DPR’s Council of Expertise (BKD). “Perhaps what is meant is the result of a study conducted by the DPR’s Council of Expertise, which contains a mapping of issues, including a list and the content of Constitutional Court decisions that have conducted judicial reviews of the Election Law,” he said. DPR Commission II Chairman Rifqinizamy Karsayuda previously stated that he had submitted the Election Bill DIM to party chairpersons and faction leaders in the DPR. He said he did this to accelerate the bill’s deliberation process. “We are now asking all members of DPR Commission II to convey this DIM to their respective party chairpersons and faction leaders,” Rifqi said during a discussion at UIN Jakarta on Tuesday (7/7). According to him, although the official discussion of the Election Bill has not yet begun, Commission II has been conducting a process of gathering aspirations for the bill since January 2026. The commission has invited experts, practitioners, and election observer organisations for input. “We do this every two weeks in DPR Commission II to ensure meaningful participation,” he said. Rifqi acknowledged that these hearings do not meet the official procedures for legislative deliberation, but he undertook them as a political ijtihad.