NasDem Party Proposes Parliamentary Threshold to Apply at DPRD Level Down to Districts/Cities

Jakarta – The Deputy Chairman of the NasDem Party’s Central Board, Muhammad Rifqinizamy Karsayuda, stated that his party is proposing an increase in the parliamentary threshold to 5% or 7%.”NasDem has maintained from the outset that the parliamentary threshold must be retained and even increased from the current percentage, rising from 4% to a moderate figure above 5%. Five and a half, 6, up to 7%,” he told reporters, as quoted on Monday, 27 April 2026.With the parliamentary threshold in place, he said, a political party would have a structured strength in elections.”The reason is that the parliamentary threshold will lead to the institutionalisation of political parties. The institutionalisation of political parties is reflected in the strength of the party’s structural roots and the significance of the party’s votes in elections,” he said.Furthermore, NasDem proposes that the parliamentary threshold should not only apply at the national level but also at the provincial and district/city levels.According to Rifqi, the application of the threshold down to the local level can be achieved through several formulas tailored to the needs of party institutionalisation.”We propose that the parliamentary threshold applies not only at the national level but also at the provincial, district, and city levels. There are several formulas we can provide for such a parliamentary threshold,” he stated.He gave an example of a tiered formula: 6% for the national level threshold, 5% for the provincial level, and 4% for the district/city level.The second formula, Rifqi continued, is the application of a single standard at the national level, but with consequences extending to the local level.On the other hand, Rifqi views this proposal as important for building effective governance. He explained that future governments ideally consist of healthy political parties.”Therefore, it will be able to play its role well as either a ruling party or a non-ruling party to carry out checks and balances,” said Rifqi.