Propose Judicial Review Presidential Threshold, PKS: Actually What Is The Decent Figure For Democracy?

Ahmad Syaikhu/Photo: Antara

JAKARTA - The Prosperous Justice Party (PKS) will submit a judicial review of Law Number 7 of 2017 concerning General Elections related to the presidential threshold requirement to the Constitutional Court (MK).

PKS President Ahmad Syaikhu said that JR's intention was because his party wanted to test what the ideal presidential nomination threshold is in a democratic country, especially Indonesia. journalist, Thursday, March 31. According to Syaikhu, the implementation of the 20 percent presidential threshold so far has created a strong polarization in society. Because, in the end, there were only two candidates.

"The strong polarization among the nation's children will lead to sharp divisions which if not immediately restored can save pain," he said.

He considered that by rejecting the presidential nomination to be limited to only two pairs of candidates (paslon), it would reduce the potential for conflict and polarization.

"We want to reduce the potential for conflict in society by not splitting due to only two pairs of candidates, for example," said Syaikhu. Therefore, PKS, he said, would exercise constitutional rights by testing the presidential threshold to the Constitutional Court. "PKS as a political party also has the right legal standing as the party that has the authority to nominate the presidential and vice presidential candidate pairs," said Syaikhu.