Response To The Proposed Presidential Threshold Zero Percent, Puan Maharani: The Revision Of The Election Law Is Final, Will Not Be Discussed Again

Speaker of the House of Representatives Puan Maharani/IST

JAKARTA - The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Puan Maharani, responded to the sheer number of proposals for a presidential nomination threshold or a presidential threshold of zero percent.

Puan emphasized that the revision of Law Number 7 of 2017 concerning General Elections was final. Therefore, the 20 percent presidential threshold can no longer be changed.

"At the DPR, the revision of the law is final, it will not be discussed again, it is in accordance with the existing agreement," said Puan at the DPR building, Senayan, Jakarta, Thursday, December 16.

The chairman of the PDIP DPP also asked all parties to respect the decision that had been agreed. According to him, the upcoming 2024 presidential election contestation will still refer to the provisions of the applicable legislation.

"We hope that the decision that has been implemented can be respected by all parties," said Puan.

It is known, the provisions on the threshold for presidential candidacy are regulated in Article 222 of Law Number 7 of 2017 concerning General Elections.

However, the presidential threshold (PT) in this kick has been sued four times. The plaintiffs include Gerindra Party official Ferry J Yuliantono and former TNI Commander General (Ret.) Gatot Nurmantyo.

"A pair of candidates is proposed by a political party or a combination of political parties participating in the general election who meet the requirements for obtaining seats of at least 20 percent of the total seats in the DPR or obtaining 25 percent of the nationally valid votes in the previous election for members of the DPR," reads the article that is now being challenged.