KPK Submits Three Recommendations on Political Party Governance Study to President and DPR

The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) has submitted the results of a study on political party governance to prevent corruption that originates from internal party processes. In the study, the KPK conveyed three main recommendations to the President and the House of Representatives (DPR RI).

“The urgency of mitigating the potential for political corruption is part of efforts to improve the systemic aspects of strategic sectors. The KPK itself has reported and officially submitted the study results along with the recommendation points to the President and the DPR Speaker as a form of report to encourage the swift realisation of political system reforms,” said KPK spokesperson Budi Prasetyo to reporters on Saturday (25/4/2026).

Budi stated that the three main recommendations are deemed important to be implemented immediately. The three main points of the KPK’s recommendations in the political party governance study are as follows:

First, making regulatory changes to Law No. 7 of 2017 on Elections and Law No. 10 of 2016 on Regional Elections, particularly in aspects of recruiting election organisers, campaign methods, voting methods, vote counting and recapitulation, as well as strengthening sanction articles.

Second, making regulatory changes to Law No. 2 of 2008 on Political Parties as amended by Law No. 2 of 2011, by adding scope for standardising political education, cadre development, and political party financial reporting.

Third, the KPK urges the government together with the DPR to immediately conduct substantive discussions on the Draft Law on Limiting Cash Money as an important instrument in preventing money politics practices.

According to him, the discussion of the Cash Limitation Bill is important. Because vote-buying or money politics practices are still rampant through cash transactions.

“This pattern becomes one of the entry points for repeated political corruption that is difficult to monitor. Therefore, limiting cash transactions is seen as one of the strategic steps in corruption prevention efforts,” Budi stated.

He hopes that improving political party governance, especially in cadre development, recruitment, and political education, can strengthen democracy and create a transparent and accountable process.