Presidential Threshold of 20% Abolished, DPR Leaders Open to Omnibus Law Discussion

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Jakarta – Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives (DPR) from the Golkar Party faction, Adies Kadir, responded to the Constitutional Court (MK) decision to abolish the presidential threshold (PT) of 20%. Adies stated that the MK’s decision is final and binding.

“We in the DPR will, of course, implement the Constitutional Court’s decision. This decision is final and binding, meaning all Indonesian citizens who respect the law must comply. However, the ruling clearly includes several considerations,” Adies said at the Nusantara III building, parliamentary complex, Senayan, Central Jakarta, on Monday (13/1/2025).

Adies explained that presidential candidates, according to the law, cannot be independent candidates; they must be nominated by political parties. He also highlighted the need to regulate the nomination threshold in the future.

“Then, in point 4, if I’m not mistaken, the judges also consider that the threshold should neither be too low nor too high. Finally, the government and lawmakers are asked to create constitutional engineering as part of legislative efforts,” he stated.

Adies mentioned that the DPR would hold a forum group discussion (FGD) to discuss revisions to the electoral law. Stakeholders and the public will be invited to participate.

“Currently, we are in recess. After the recess, we will see what follows. It won’t directly go to meetings; we might gather input from the public, hold FGDs, and so on. We also need to see how the government responds,” Adies said.

“What is certain is that the presidential election is still far away, and if I’m not mistaken, the ruling does not specify an exact time limit, whether it’s one or two years. But before the presidential election, the bill will certainly be discussed,” he added.

Adies also addressed the possibility of discussing electoral law revisions through an omnibus law system or integrating it with related laws. According to him, this approach is possible.

“That will be discussed later. Everything is possible because this concerns legislative elections, regional elections, and the presidential election. Constitutional engineering will be designed, and we leave it to Commission II and relevant stakeholders,” he concluded.

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