Requirements For Establishing Political Parties And Provisions Based On Law

Illustration of the conditions for establishing a political party (Freepik)

YOGYAKARTA - Establishing a political party can be carried out by every Indonesian citizen. However, there are certain requirements that must be met to be able to establish a party based on applicable laws and regulations.

Some circles have the desire to form their own party for active participation. One of them is Anies Baswedan who openly stated the possibility of establishing a separate political party. The signal from Anies that he wanted to establish this political party was also welcomed and supported by many parties.

"If to gather all the spirit of change, which now feels bigger and that becomes a force needed to become a movement, then build a mass organization or build a new party, maybe that's the way we will take," said Anies last week.

So what are the requirements to establish a political party and what are the important regulations to know?

Provisions for the establishment of political parties are regulated in Law Number 2 of 2011 concerning Amendments to Law Number 2 of 2008 concerning Political Parties. In the regulation, it is written that political parties can be established if they meet the following requirements:

The AD political parties must contain: the principles and characteristics, vision, and mission, name, symbol, and image marks of political parties, goals and functions, organizations, position of position, and decision-making.

In addition, there must also be a management, a membership recruitment mechanism, a regeneration system, a mechanism for dismissing members, political education, regulations and decisions, a mechanism for resolving internal political and financial disputes.

In addition, to become a legal entity, political parties must have:

After submitting the registration of political parties, the Ministry of Law and Human Rights will verify the completeness and correctness of support. This verification process is carried out within a maximum of 45 days from the time the required documents are submitted. Political parties will be ratified as legal entities through a ministerial decree no later than 15 days from the end of the research and/or verification process.

Political parties that are officially formed can compete in the General Election (Pemilu). Political parties can participate in fighting for seats at the Presidential and Vice Presidential, DPR, and DPRD levels.

The following are the requirements for political parties to be able to participate in political parties are, reported from the jdih.kpu.go.id page:

Demikianlah informasi mengenai syarat membentapkan partai politik dan ketentuannya berdasarkan Undang-Undang yang berlaku. Setiap warga negara Indonesia dapat membentuk partai politik dengan memenuhi sejumlah persyaratan dan regulasi di atas. Baca juga aturan masa tenang pemilu.

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