Home Affairs Ministry Ready to Discuss Election Bill in Parliament

JAKARTA - Deputy Minister of Home Affairs Bima Arya Sugiarto stated that the Ministry of Home Affairs is ready to discuss the revision of the General Elections Law (RUU Pemilu) with the House of Representatives (DPR RI). Bima mentioned that the government has prepared the draft, the government’s perspective, and a list of problem inventories (DIM) related to strategic issues in the RUU Pemilu. “The important thing is that we already have the draft ready, the government’s perspective, the list of problems, and what the strategic issues are. So whenever the political process requires it, we are ready,” Bima said at the Ministry of Home Affairs Plaza, Jakarta, on Monday (27/4/2026). “We have prepared the substances to anticipate all possible developments in the DPR,” he added. However, the process of the RUU Pemilu in the DPR has not yet moved to the formal discussion stage. Several factors, from the unreadiness of the draft, legislative caution, to political interest pulling, are said to be the causes of the stagnation in discussing the said regulation. “Regarding the RUU Pemilu, there is indeed a time limit for that. And political communications are still being carried out with political parties, and that is not done secretly,” said Puan, at the DPR Building, Senayan, Jakarta, on Tuesday (21/4/2026). “Communication can be done formally and informally. However, political communication is always continuously carried out,” she continued. According to Puan, the main focus of the revision of the Election Law is to ensure the quality of democracy in the future. Meanwhile, Deputy Speaker of the DPR Sufmi Dasco Ahmad asked all parties to be patient regarding the RUU Pemilu, so that its discussion is not rushed. He emphasised that the preparation and discussion must be carried out with caution so that the resulting regulation is not challenged again at the Constitutional Court (MK). “This time, please, let’s all be patient. We want to make an Election Law that is really, well, not perfect but close to perfect,” said Dasco on Tuesday (21/4/2026). In addition, Dasco assessed that there is no urgent need to accelerate the discussion, because the election stages can still run with the current regulations. “Those stages have nothing to do with the Election Law. With the old Election Law, those stages can still proceed,” he said.