Cak Imin Soal Ambang Batas Parlemen: Tetap Perlu, Tapi Angkanya Mau Dikaji

PKB Chairman Muhaimin Iskandar/PHOTO: Teddy Kurniawan-VOI

JAKARTA - Chairman of the National Awakening Party (PKB) Muhaimin Iskandar emphasized that the parliamentary threshold was still needed, amid discussions on reducing the parliamentary threshold. However, he admitted that the amount had not been decided and was still being studied.

"PKB in principle still believes that a threshold is needed," Muhaimin Iskandar or Cak Imin told reporters at the Presidential Palace in Jakarta, after meeting President Prabowo Subianto, Wednesday, February 4.

He argued that without a threshold, political competition only relies on "natural selection" which ends up repeating old patterns.

Cak Imin mocked the election results that "this is the winner again, this is the winner again", while the big parties "the results are the same" from one election to the next.

Therefore, according to him, the threshold rule needs to be maintained so that parliament has an incentive not to repeat stagnant practices and compositions.

When asked about the ideal threshold number, Cak Imin answered briefly: it is still being studied, and "maybe we can't include it" now.

Beyond the threshold issue, Cak Imin conveyed internal party changes. He said that the position of Chairman of the PKB Syuro Council is now filled by the acting, namely KH Manarul Hidayah. He also said that the management of the PKB DPW throughout Indonesia had been formed, with a term of office of 2026-2031.