NasDem's Alleged Intent to Sideline PSI Drives Push for Higher Parliamentary Threshold

The Director of Indonesian Political Parameters, Adi Prayitno, has assessed that the NasDem Party’s proposal to raise the parliamentary threshold from 4 per cent to 7 per cent in the revision of the Election Law is perceived as an effort to hinder the Indonesian Solidarity Party (PSI) from entering the House of Representatives (DPR) in the 2029 election. This assessment stems from the political dynamics and rivalry between NasDem and PSI. “There is a political fact interpreted by the public that perhaps the NasDem Party faction’s proposal to raise the parliamentary threshold from 4 per cent to 7 per cent has a single objective, namely to prevent PSI from qualifying for parliament in 2029,” he stated. This perception emerged because several figures who were previously an important part of NasDem have instead joined PSI. Adi cited the example of PSI Daily Chair Ahmad Ali, who was formerly a senior official in NasDem. Additionally, there is Bestari Barus and a number of other former NasDem cadres who chose to join PSI.