NasDem Proposes Raising Parliamentary Threshold to 7 Per Cent, Democrat Party References Constitutional Court Ruling

Jakarta – The National Democrat Party (NasDem) has proposed raising the parliamentary threshold to 7 per cent. In response, Herman Khaeron, Secretary-General of the Democrat Party, commented on the proposal.

Herman stated that the current parliamentary threshold stands at 4 per cent under existing Electoral Law. This provision applies nationally to the People’s Consultative Assembly (DPR RI) but not to provincial or regency/city regional legislatures.

“The current parliamentary threshold is 4 per cent, applied nationally and at the DPR RI level. It does not apply to provincial or regency/city legislatures, which remain at 4 per cent,” Herman told journalists at the Parliament Complex in Senayan, Central Jakarta, on Friday, 27 February 2026.

Herman drew attention to a Constitutional Court (MK) ruling that must be considered regarding the parliamentary threshold.

“There is a Constitutional Court decision noting that when the parliamentary threshold is too high, many votes go unrepresented because they are eliminated by the threshold,” he said.

“Consequently, the Constitutional Court has requested that the threshold be lowered,” he added.

Furthermore, Herman stated that the Democrat Party respects other parties’ proposals on the parliamentary threshold. However, he emphasised that any discussion of the threshold cannot be separated from the Constitutional Court ruling.

“For the Democrat Party, we are naturally considering various aspects. If electoral law is revised, although all parties have equal rights, this provision cannot stand alone because there is a Constitutional Court decision. We will later calculate what the ideal figure would be for an appropriate parliamentary threshold,” Herman concluded.

Previously, the NasDem Party proposed raising the parliamentary threshold to 7 per cent. This proposal has consistently been stated by NasDem leadership and remains unchanged.

Both NasDem Chairman Surya Paloh and Vice-Chairman Saan Mustopa have stated that NasDem consistently proposes raising the figure to 7 per cent to be included in the revision of Electoral Law.

Zulfikar Arse, Deputy Chairman of Commission II of the People’s Consultative Assembly, disclosed that discussions on revising or drafting new Electoral Law would commence in 2026 after the DPR RI’s Legislative Body decides to include the bill in the 2026 National Legislative Agenda.