Predicted Not To Pass To Parliament, The Ummat Party Asks For Prayers For The Blessing Of The Indonesian People

JAKARTA - Researchers from the National Research and Innovation Agency (BRIN) predict the Ummat Party as a new political party (party) has a small chance to pass to parliament in the 2024 General Election (Pemilu).

Responding to this, the Ummat Party did not bother. Secretary General of the Ummat Party, Ahmad Muhajir, said his party was focusing on registering itself as an election participant with the General Elections Commission (KPU).

"Alhamdulillah, all DPWs, DPDs and DPCs have been formed throughout Indonesia and have met all the requirements of the KPU, and have also met the requirements for members under the direct chairmanship to ensure preparations for this verification and sipol," said Muhajir to VOI, Wednesday, July 13.

According to Muhajir, there is still plenty of time for the Ummat Party to boost the party's engine to get parliamentary tickets. For now, he said, the party chaired by Ridho Rahmadi has obtained access to the Political Party Information System (Sipol) account.

"The Ummat Party is a new party that processes legal entities from the beginning of the establishment so as to prepare and consolidate the management. There is time and for that, the DPP has also been assisted by 40 administrative people for the check list and preparation of civil society," explained Muhajir.

He believes, the Ummat Party is able to follow the requirements of the election with the capital of cadre cohesiveness from top to bottom. In fact, he said, the chairman of the Ummat Party directly led the verification at the KPU.

"The Ummat Party DPP would like to thank all the cadres and sympathizers who have worked day and night to prepare the Ummat Party to pass the KPU verification. Hopefully the struggle will turn into charity," said Muhajir.

Muhajir then asked for the prayers and blessing of the Indonesian people so that the party created by Amien Rais could go to Senayan in 2024.

"And I ask for prayers and blessings from all the people of Indonesia, hopefully the presence of the Ummat Party will be an option and become a party that can channel the aspirations of the people," he concluded.

Previously, researcher from the National Research and Innovation Agency (BRIN) Siti Zuhro predicted that new political parties (parties) had a small chance of qualifying for parliament in the 2024 General Election (Pemilu).

“The opportunity for new parties is not great because they are fighting for the same number, except that there are not many Islamic parties. Not prospective," said Siti Zuhro when contacted in Jakarta, Antara, Tuesday, July 12.

The Muslim mass-based parties referred to by the senior researcher include the Indonesian People's Wave Party (Gelora) formed by former PKS elites Anis Matta and Fahri Hamzah.

The Ummat Party, created by PAN founder Amien Rais, and the Pelita Party, which was initiated by the former General Chairperson of the Muhammadiyah Central Executive, Din Syamsuddin.

The "Reborn" Masyumi Party founded by former PPP politician Ahmad Yani, and the Indonesian People's Da'wah Party (PDRI).

In addition to Islamic parties fighting for the same mass base, the Nusantara Awakening Party (PKN) led by former member of the DPR from the Democratic Faction I Gede Pasek Suardika, and the Labor Party led by the President of the Confederation of Indonesian Trade Unions (KSPI), Said Iqbal, also attempted to become a contestant in the 2024 election.

According to Siti, even if they pass the General Election Commission's (KPU) factual verification, the new parties still have to work hard to pass the parliamentary threshold of four percent. The election journey shows that only a few new parties have made their way to Senayan.

Of the nine parties that passed the four percent parliamentary threshold in the 2019 general election, there was not a single new party.

"So, the empirical phenomenon is that it is not easy for a new party to get a seat in the DPR RI, even if it can be in the provincial area, the district/city DPRD will pass," said Siti.

On the other hand, there are old parties that previously won seats in the DPR, but in the 2019 elections failed to meet the parliamentary threshold. The party in question is the Hanura Party. This shows that it is not easy for political parties to participate in elections, especially for new parties.

"What is worrying is that parties that already exist in the DPR could be thrown away, while new parties may not necessarily enter," he continued.