Puan: Election Bill Still Being Discussed with Party Leaders
House of Representatives Speaker Puan Maharani stated that discussions on the Election Bill (RUU Pemilu) are still being communicated with party leaders to date.
“At the moment, we are still discussing it with the party leaders,” said Puan when met at the House of Representatives building on Thursday (16/4/2026).
Puan emphasised that the discussion process is aimed at ensuring that future elections run better.
“The most important thing is how, in that process, the election can be conducted honestly, fairly, efficiently, and of course bring good benefits to the nation and state,” said Puan.
An internal Commission II House of Representatives meeting scheduled to hear the initial presentation of the Election Bill draft was suddenly cancelled without a clear explanation.
Commission II House of Representatives member Ahmad Doli Kurnia claimed he did not know the reason for the meeting postponement. In fact, the meeting was originally scheduled for Tuesday (13/4/2026) with an agenda of presentation from the House Expert Body (BKD).
“Yesterday we were supposed to have an internal meeting to hear the presentation from the BKD. But it was postponed again yesterday, and I don’t know why,” said Doli when met at the House of Representatives building on Wednesday (15/4/2026).
Doli explained that the meeting should have been the initial step for the House to enter the substantive discussion stage of the Election Bill. However, with the cancellation, the discussion process has not yet begun.
“We in Commission II continue to push, even several times in internal meetings we have urged the leadership to schedule it immediately,” he said.
The Election Bill has been included in the 2026 Priority National Legislation Programme (Prolegnas).
Commission II of the House of Representatives has previously held a series of public hearings (RDPU) to absorb input from various parties.
In the latest RDPU on 10 March 2026, Commission II presented several constitutional law experts, namely Jimly Asshiddiqie, Mahfud MD, and Refly Harun.