KPK Proposes Limiting Political Party Leaders to Two Terms

The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) has proposed a limit on the leadership tenure of political party chairmen. A study by KPK’s Monitoring Directorate identified at least four issues in political party governance. These four points include the absence of a roadmap for political education implementation, standards for an integrated cadre system, a financial reporting system, and oversight institutions. The anti-corruption agency has also formulated several recommendations for improving political party governance. One of them is through revisions to Law No. 2 of 2011 on Political Parties, particularly Article 29 on political recruitment. Regarding political party membership, KPK requests the addition of categories consisting of young, intermediate, and primary members. Then, the requirements for cadres who become prospective members of the People’s Representative Council (DPR)/Regional Representative Council (DPRD) also need to be stated clearly and in stages. “For example, DPR candidates come from primary cadres, provincial DPRD candidates come from intermediate cadres,” as quoted from the Appendix to KPK’s 2025 Annual Report on Monday, 20 April 2026. Meanwhile, KPK also sees that regulations on recruiting prospective presidents/vice presidents/regional heads/deputy regional heads must add a clause requiring requirements from the party’s cadre system, in addition to “conducted democratically and openly.” Not only that, this agency proposes adding requirements for a minimum time limit for joining the party to be nominated by the party. “To ensure the implementation of cadre development, regulations are needed to limit the leadership of the party chairman to a maximum of two terms of office,” states the KPK report. KPK also recommends that the Ministry of Home Affairs prepare standardisation and an integrated political party cadre reporting system with assistance funds for political parties or banpol. Political parties are also encouraged to implement the Constitutional Court Decision No. 60/PUU-XXII/2024 on the minimum threshold or threshold for regional head elections through recruitment of regional head candidates based on cadre development.