PDIP Responds to Yusril's Proposal on Using Number of Commissions as DPR Threshold

The proposal is just that—a proposal, so feel free to make it, anyone can propose as long as it strengthens the parliamentary function and our democratic consolidation,” said PDIP Deputy Chairman and Commission II DPR member Deddy Sitorus to reporters on Thursday (30/4/2026).

He stated that no system can prevent the loss of voter voices. He said the current system has already benefited small parties.

“If the reason is to prevent the loss of voter voices, any system will inevitably have some lost voices. With the current seat allocation method, small parties are already greatly advantaged,” he said.

Deddy said the current system allows parties with small votes to obtain maximum seats. He mentioned that more votes are lost from large parties.

“In this way, small votes can secure maximum seats. Meanwhile, large parties must garner very substantial votes to get even one seat. The lost votes from large parties are also very significant. Let’s just leave it to the discussion process in the DPR later, and even afterwards, it can be tested in the Constitutional Court,” he said.

Previously, Yusril proposed that the number of commissions in the DPR RI be used as the threshold for political parties participating in legislative elections. He proposed that each political party must obtain at least 13 seats in the DPR RI because there are 13 commissions in the DPR RI.

“For example, the benchmark should actually be how many commissions there are in the DPR. Now, that is regulated in the standing orders, it should be regulated in the law,” said Yusril, as reported by Antara on Thursday (30/4).

He said parties that cannot reach 13 seats could form a joint coalition also consisting of at least 13 seats or more. In addition, they could join a larger party faction.

“In this way, no voices are lost, and it is fair enough for all of us,” he said.

The proposal emerged while the DPR is still discussing revisions to the Election Law. The revision process is ongoing, and the parliamentary threshold issue is one of the sensitive topics.