House Commission II to Visit Religious Organisations to Gather Input on Election Law Revision
The Chairperson of Commission II of the Indonesian House of Representatives (DPR RI), M. Rifqinizamy Karsayuda, stated that the commission will conduct visits to religious mass organisations, as well as non-parliamentary political parties, to absorb aspirations regarding the revision of the Election Law.
Speaking at the DPR Building in Jakarta on Thursday, Rifqi explained that these visits are following directions from the Deputy Speaker of the DPR RI, Sufmi Dasco Ahmad.
“He has instructed us to hold consultative meetings with non-parliamentary parties and mass organisations, such as Nahdlatul Ulama, Muhammadiyah, Walubi (the Buddhist Representative Council of Indonesia), Christian religious organisations, and others,” he said.
According to him, the visits are intended to gather feedback regarding future election and democracy concepts. This aligns with Commission II’s focus on sharpening the inventory of problems related to the revision of the Election Law.
However, he has not yet disclosed the schedule for these visits. “We are currently awaiting the schedule from Mr Dasco. From the side of Commission II, as soldiers, we are ready,” he added.
Previously, the Vice Chairperson of Commission II DPR RI, Aria Bima, stated that the commission would seek aspirations from non-parliamentary parties as part of the drafting process for the Bill on the Amendment to Law Number 7 of 2017 concerning General Elections (the Election Bill).
He noted that the process of gathering aspirations will be led by the Deputy Speaker of the DPR RI, Sufmi Dasco Ahmad, through visits to various political parties.
“We must listen to crucial issues, namely the parliamentary threshold, the presidential threshold, as well as electoral districts (dapil) and the number of seats per electoral district,” Aria said on Wednesday.
Furthermore, Commission II DPR RI also intends to resolve issues surrounding elections through this Bill, including Constitutional Court rulings, the neutrality of state apparatus, and the strengthening of oversight.