KPK's Proposal for Political Parties to Report State-Funded Political Education Activities Deemed Relevant

Jakarta - A University of Indonesia lecturer in election law, Titi Anggraini, stated that the Corruption Eradication Commission’s (KPK) proposal requiring political parties to report activities related to political education funded by the state is a relevant idea.

“I believe the KPK’s proposal for political parties to be obliged to report political education activities funded by state money is a relevant concept,” Titi told Kompas.com on Friday (17/4/2026).

According to Titi, from the perspective of public financial governance, the funding assistance for political parties sourced from the State Revenue and Expenditure Budget (APBN) is not private funds.

These are public funds whose use must adhere to principles of transparency and accountability.

Titi explained that in practice so far, political education by parties has often been a grey area that is difficult to measure in terms of quality, substance, and impact.

This KPK proposal is considered important to ensure that political education does not merely serve as a normative justification for budget use, but truly contributes to improving citizens’ political literacy, healthy cadre development, and strengthening internal party democracy.

KPK Proposes Mandatory Reporting

Previously, the KPK through its Monitoring Directorate proposed mandatory reporting for political education activities using APBN funds.

The proposal was conveyed by the KPK in its study on political party governance.

“The KPK recommends that the initiators of amendments to Law No. 2 of 2011 (Ministry of Home Affairs and Ministry of Law and Human Rights) and the House of Representatives (Commission II and Legislation Body) complete Article 34 by adding a clause on the obligation to report political education activities, covering the activities, participants, objectives, and outputs carried out by political parties funded by government financial assistance,” stated the KPK Monitoring Directorate on Friday (17/4/2026).

In the report, the KPK also found that there is no integrated cadre development standard system, as well as unclear supervisory institutions in the Political Parties Law.