Yusril Proposes DPR Threshold Based on 13 DPR Commissions

JAKARTA, KOMPAS.com - Coordinating Minister for Law, Human Rights, Immigration, and Corrections Yusril Ihza Mahendra has proposed using the number of commissions in the DPR RI as the basis for the threshold for political parties participating in legislative elections to enter parliament and form factions.

He explained that under this scheme, each party would need to secure at least 13 seats in the DPR RI. This figure follows the current number of DPR commissions, which stands at 13.

“For example, the reference should actually be how many commissions there are in the DPR. That is currently regulated in the standing orders, but it should be regulated in the law,” Yusril said in Cawang, East Jakarta, on Wednesday (29/4/2026).

They could form coalitions totalling at least 13 seats, or join the faction of a larger party.

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

The proportional system determines the allocation of seats in parliament to political parties based on the percentage of votes obtained.

The proportional system, he said, is fundamentally designed to accommodate all voter voices.

Therefore, he is pushing for a revision of the Law on the MPR, DPR, DPD, and DPRD (MD3) in the hope that it will serve as the basis for determining the agreed threshold.

“And I also hope that this will emerge as a middle-ground solution to address the issue of what the minimum threshold should be, how we determine the number, and how we then form factions in the DPR,” he added.