Non-Parliamentary Parties Urge DPR to Promptly Discuss Revisions to Election Law
Several non-parliamentary political parties are urging legislators and DPR leaders to promptly resume discussions on revising Law No. 7 of 2017 on Elections, given the approaching stages of the elections.
Ahmad Muqowam, Chairman of the Hanura Party’s Election Winning Body, stated that discussions on revising the Election Law must be conducted immediately to provide legal certainty for the upcoming contestation. Moreover, many complex issues need to be decided comprehensively.
“Do not let the regulations be formed just to meet targets, which would result in suboptimal outcomes,” Muqowam said via WhatsApp message on Wednesday, 13 May 2026.
He reminded that one of the current focuses in the discussions on revising the Election Law is the parliamentary threshold or parliamentary threshold. Revising the threshold is a mandate from the Constitutional Court ruling.
According to Muqowam, it is important for the DPR to promptly restart discussions, considering that the parliamentary threshold issue will require a considerable amount of time to determine its decision.
The parliamentary threshold in effect before the Constitutional Court’s ruling in case 135 was 4 percent. However, following the Court’s ruling, the DPR and the government are requested to rearrange the amount.
Muqowam said that, as per the Constitutional Court ruling, the DPR and the government are ordered to determine the threshold provisions below 4 percent, not to increase it.
“We propose 1 percent, which is ideal enough to prevent valid votes from not being converted,” he stated.
Contacted separately, Mahfudz Siddiq, Secretary General of the Gelora Party, also urged the DPR to promptly resume discussions on revising the Election Law, including involving non-parliamentary parties in the talks.
“We are always ready to provide input for improving our elections,” Mahfudz said.
The last discussion on revising the Election Law was held by DPR Commission II on 10 March. At that time, the DPR presented former Coordinating Minister for Political, Legal, and Security Affairs Mohammad Mahfud Mahmodin and Jimly Asshidiqqie.
Based on the current law, the government should start forming the election organiser selection team in August or September. Article 167 paragraph (6) of the current Election Law states that the election implementation stages begin no later than 20 months before voting day.
Yesterday, DPR Chairwoman Puan Maharani said there are four bills prioritised for discussion in DPR’s Session V from 12 May to 21 July 2026.
However, from the four items read out in the plenary session on Tuesday, 12 May 2026, the revision of the Election Law is not included in the 2026 Prolegnas list.