Presidential candidacy proposals raise alarm over potential court ruling violati...
Experts have raised the alarm over new ideas from political parties on presidential candidacy which potentially undermine Constitutional Court rulings intended to widen competition and voters’ choices.
Experts have sounded the alarm over proposals from political parties that could potentially invalidate Constitutional Court rulings aimed at increasing competition and voter choice in presidential elections. These proposals have emerged in recent weeks as the House of Representatives and the government prepare to revise the 2017 General Elections Law, incorporating recent Court rulings ahead of the 2029 elections.
One such ruling, from 2025, eliminated the requirement for parties to hold at least 20 percent of House seats or secure 25 percent of the national vote to be eligible to nominate a presidential ticket. The Court ruled that every political party should retain the right to nominate a candidate, provided another avenue for regulating how parties select their candidates is established, and not based on shares of House seats or the popular vote.
While party elites have proposed a rule mandating presidential tickets to garner backing from at least two parties in the House, both the Golkar Party and President Prabowo Subianto's Gerindra Party have yet to comment on the issue. These proposals are anticipated to be addressed during the House's deliberations for the revised General Elections Law, which is expected to commence in October.
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