Chairman Of Commission II Of The DPR Affirms PKPU Regarding Female Candidates Don't Need To Change

ILLUSTRATION OF DOK VOI

JAKARTA - Chairman of Commission II of the DPR Ahmad Doli Kurnia Tandjung emphasized that the General Election Commission (PKPU) Regulation Number 10 of 2023 concerning the Candidacy of Members of the DPR, Provincial DPRD, and Regency/City DPRD to Commission II of the DPR RI which was set on April 17, 2023 does not need to be changed.

"The KPU Regulation Number 10/2023 does not need any changes," said Doli at the DPR Commission II Hearing Meeting (RDP) reported by ANTARA, Wednesday, May 17.

He said the decision was very relevant to Article 245 of Law Number 7 of 2017 concerning General Elections stated that prospective candidates for district / city DPRD members set by political party officials participating in the district / city level elections contained a female representative of at least 30 percent.

According to him, the number of prospective female legislative candidates (bacaleg) has now exceeded the 30 percent quota so that the presence of PKPU Number 10 of 2023 also raises awareness or consensus to all political parties in meeting the KPU requirements.

"The KPU Regulation Number 10 has actually indirectly built awareness and understanding to all political parties to meet the requirements of at least 30 percent and it is proven that there is not a single political party that is less than 30 percent," he said.

Doli revealed that he had received data related to the total number of candidates who had registered with the KPU. The number of women's representations from all parties reached 37.6 percent.

Not only that, he sees that PKPU Number 10 of 2023 does not cause new problems or concerns as conveyed by the women community so that this rule is immediately revised. For this reason, Doli asked the Indonesian KPU to remain consistent in implementing PKPU Number 10 of 2023.

"Commission II of the DPR RI asks the General Election Commission of the Republic of Indonesia to remain consistent in implementing the General Election Commission Regulation (PKPU) Number 10 of 2023 concerning the Nomination of Members of the DPR, Provincial DPRD, and Regency City DPRD. Agree," said Doli.

Previously, the KPU consulted plans to revise PKPU Number 10 of 2023 concerning the Candidacy of Members of the DPR, Provincial DPRD, and Regency/City DPRD to Commission II of the DPR.

"We are of the view that PKPU before becoming PKPU was consulted in a hearing (RDP) with the DPR and the Government. Then when we received approval, our view was one way of synchronizing and harmonizing the KPU's views on norms and laws," said KPU chairman Hasyim Asy'ari.

He conveyed that the revision essentially highlighted the change in the norms of Article 8 paragraph (2) PKPU Number 10/2023 regarding the provisions for calculating 30 percent of the total representation in the list of prospective female legislative candidates proposed by political parties participating in the 2024 General Election.

Hasyim conveyed that the revision step that would be taken by his party was based on input from the Coalition for Concerned Women's Representation who had met the leadership of the Indonesian Bawaslu at the Bawaslu office, Jakarta, Monday (8/5).

The coalition submitted 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 PKPU 10/2023.

The coalition questioned Article 8 paragraph (2) of PKPU 10/2023 which regulates that the results of the quota of 30 percent of women's representations are rounded down if they are in the form of a fraction with two points behind the coma not reaching 50. This provision is considered to reduce the number of female legislative candidates.

Previously, Hasyim conveyed that by revision, 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 being collected upwards.

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 regulations is implemented, making improvements to the list of candidates until the deadline for submitting candidates on 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.