KPU Immediately Consults PKPU Revision On Women's Representation To DPR And Government

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The General Election Commission (KPU) has stated that it will immediately consult the revised draft of KPU Regulation (PKPU) Number 10 of 2023 concerning the Candidacy of Members of the DPR, Provincial DPRD, and Regency/City DPRD to the DPR and the government.

"Given that the time the submission of candidates for the DPR and DPRD has been running, changes to the KPU regulations will soon be consulted with the DPR and the Government," said KPU chairman Hasyim Asy'ari as quoted by ANTARA, Wednesday, May 10.

The revisions made include changes to the provisions regarding the calculation of 30 percent of the number of candidates for female legislative candidates as regulated in Article 8 paragraph (2) of PKPU 10/2023.

Currently, Article 8 paragraph (2) of PKPU 10 of 2023 stipulates that in terms of calculating the 30 percent number of potential female candidates in each electoral district (dapil) it produces a fractional figure, so if the two decimal places behind the coma are worth less than 50 (fifty), the calculated results will be collected downwards.

By revising it, Hasyim said the provisions in the article would be changed to a 30 percent calculation of the number of prospective women in each electoral district resulting in a fractional figure, followed by an upward rounding.

Hasyim said that the KPU would add Article 94 A paragraphs (1) and (2) in the PKPU 10/2023. Paragraph (1) regulates, for political parties (parpol) participating in the election who have submitted a list of candidates before the revision of the KPU's regulation, to improve the list of candidates until the deadline for submitting candidates, namely May 14, 2023.

"Then, paragraph (2) regulates, in the event that political parties participating in the election cannot improve the list of candidates until the deadline for registration, to improve the list of candidates at the stage of improving the requirements for prospective candidates," said Hasyim.

The revision is an agreement obtained after the Indonesian KPU held a tripartite forum or three parties with the Indonesian Election Supervisory Body (Bawaslu) and the Election Organizers Honorary Council (DKPP) at the DKPP RI Office, Jakarta, Tuesday (9/5) night.

The tripartite forum was held after the Coalition of Community Cares for Women's Representation met with the leadership of Bawaslu at the Bawaslu Office, Jakarta, Monday (8/5).

On that occasion, they conveyed a number of requests to Bawaslu.

The civilian coalition, which consists of 23 organizations, asked Bawaslu to issue recommendations to the Indonesian KPU to immediately revise Article 8 of KPU Regulation (PKPU) Number 10 of 2023 concerning Candidacy for Members of the DPR, Provincial DPRD, and Regency/City DPRD.

If the recommendation is not issued within 2x24 hours, the coalition will sue the PKPU to the Supreme Court.

The coalition questioned Article 8 paragraph (2) of PKPU 10/2023 which stipulates that the result of the quota of 30 percent of women's representation is rounded down if it is in the form of a fraction with two points behind the coma not reaching 50.

This provision is considered to have reduced the number of female legislative candidates.