JAKARTA - Chairman of the Central Board of the National Awakening Party (PKB) Abdul Muhaimin Iskandar or Cak Imin emphasized that his party still considers the parliamentary threshold or parliamentary threshold to be necessary in the Indonesian political system.
Cak Imin made the statement after appointing the leadership of the PKB Regional Leadership Council (DPW) throughout Indonesia in the Gambir area, Jakarta, Tuesday, February 3 evening.
"PKB in principle still believes that a threshold is needed," Cak Imin said, quoted by Antara.
According to him, the existence of a parliamentary threshold is important to maintain political stability and prevent too many small parties from entering parliament which has the potential to cause political fragmentation.
"If there is no threshold, our political system can be too chaotic," he said.
However, PKB has not determined the ideal number of the new threshold. The party is still conducting a study following the Constitutional Court (MK) Decision Number 116/PUU-XXI/2023 which ordered the change of the provision.
"It is being studied in detail, but maybe we can't set the number," he said.
Cak Imin added that the threshold also serves to encourage political parties to work harder to gain public support. With the minimum threshold of votes, parties are required to improve the quality of cadres and programs to remain relevant in the eyes of voters.
"So that it motivates us all. Don't just win, but all parties are driven to prove themselves," he said.
Previously, the Constitutional Court granted a portion of the petition for a material test submitted by the Association for Elections and Democracy (Perludem). In its ruling, the Constitutional Court stated that Article 414 paragraph (1) of Law Number 7 of 2017 concerning Elections is not entirely in line with the principles of popular sovereignty, electoral justice, and legal certainty.
The Constitutional Court also assessed that there was no rational basis for setting the minimum threshold of four percent as currently in force. Therefore, the law makers are asked to revise the rules before the 2029 election.
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