Gerindra Supports Open Proportional Elections: Give People The Opportunity To Determine Choices

Daily Chairperson of the Gerindra Party Central Leadership Council (DPP) Sufmi Dasco Ahmad/ Photo: Antara

JAKARTA - The leadership of the Greater Indonesia Movement Party (Gerindra) reiterated that it will continue to support the Election system proportionally open in the 2024 General Election because it is considered to accommodate all groups to be given the opportunity to become members of the legislature in Parliament.

"The Gerindra Party supports an open proportion, why? The Gerindra Party has many elements, there are community leaders, farmers, fishermen, retired workers, workers and so on," said the daily chairman of the Gerindra Party Central Leadership Council (DPP) Sufmi Dasco Ahmad, quoting Antara, Sunday, March 12.

According to him, if the proportional system is closed, it will close the opportunity for the public to determine their right to choice, therefore his party agreed to support the Election system proportionally open with a number of political party factions in the DPR.

"Of course, open proportionality provides the same opportunity for Legislative Candidates to fight for the portion of seats in parliament both in the DPRD and the DPR RI," he explained.

However, on the other hand, the proportional closed electoral system, for the Gerindra Party, said Dasco, actually benefits. However, this will close the opportunity for the public to make their own choices.

"Therefore, the Gerindra Party, in fact, if it is proportionally closed, it is certainly more profitable. But for us, welcoming the open proportionality, it is agreed to provide opportunities for all levels of society," the Deputy Speaker of the Indonesian House of Representatives added.

Previously, as many as six people filed a judicial review lawsuit number 7 of 2017 concerning elections related to an open to closed proportional system at the Constitutional Court (MK) with case registration number 114/PUU-XX/2022.

The six people are Demas Brian Wicaksono (applicants I), Yuwono Pintadi (applicants II), Fahrurrozi ( Petitioner III), Ibnu Rachman Jaya (applicants IV), Riyanto ( Petitioner V), and Nono Marijono ( Petitioner VI) 2022.

If the judicial review lawsuit is granted by the Constitutional Court, the 2024 Election system will turn into a closed proportional system, where with this closed system voters are only presented with the political party logo in the ballot, not the name of the party cadre who participates in the legislative election in the 2024 simultaneous elections.