Wanting The People's Faction To Exist, The Applicants For The Material Test Of The Election Law Ask Non-Parliamentary To Advance As Members Of The DPR
JAKARTA - The applicant for the judicial review of Law Number 7 of 2017 concerning General Elections (UU Pemilu) asked the Constitutional Court (MK) to open space for non-political parties (non-political parties) to be able to run as candidates for members of the DPR.
The application was submitted by the National Presidium Coordinator of the People's Faction, Yudi Syamhudi Suyuti, through case Number 233/PUU-XXIII/2025.
Yudi tested the constitutionality of Article 240 paragraph (1) letter n of the Election Law which requires prospective legislative members to become members of political parties participating in the election. He considered that the regulation closed the door for the people to have a direct representation path in the DPR.
"The underlying of this request is to run as a candidate for non-political party legislative member, because it is based on a fundamental issue, namely to form direct people's channels with their representatives in the DPR," said Yudi, quoted from the official website of the Constitutional Court, Friday, December 5.
Yudi said this effort aims to present people's factions in parliament, which contains representatives of community groups, cross-religious and ethnic communities, unions, civil society organizations, and individuals.
"We consider this a way or a solution to restore people's trust in the DPR," he said.
According to him, this idea is a manifestation of the principles of people's sovereignty and human rights as regulated in Article 1 and Article 28C of the 1945 Constitution. With the involvement of community groups directly in the political process, the making of laws is considered to be able to further reflect the aspirations of citizens.
"If there is a constitutional change, apart from the DPR, political party factions and DPDs, the people will be able to be involved through the people's faction so that no people's voices are left behind or left behind," said Yudi.
Article 240 paragraph (1) letter n of the Election Law states that prospective candidates for members of the DPR, provincial DPRD, and district/city DPRD must be members of political parties participating in the election". Yudi asked the Constitutional Court to reinterpret these provisions in order to include non-political candidates representing the interests of community groups.
He proposed that the article be interpreted as:
... become members of political parties participating in the election and not members of political parties who are representatives of interfaith, civil society groups, NGOs, mass organizations, people's groups, individuals nominated by political parties as representatives of groups or communities to fill the people's factions apart from political party factions.
The Initial Session Has Been Held
The inaugural trial of this case took place on Thursday. According to the Constitutional Court's procedure law, the applicant is given 14 days from the preliminary examination hearing to correct the application if needed.