{
  "id": 10376801,
  "title": "Colluding to Circumvent the Election",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/28/colluding-to-circumvent-the-election",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-28T06:02:02.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Tempo.co English",
    "slug": "tempo-co-english",
    "url": "https://en.tempo.co/read/2120456/colluding-to-circumvent-the-election"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Political parties within the ruling coalition are attempting to circumvent a Constitutional Court ruling in order to monopolize presidential nominations. The proposal of a higher parliamentary threshold by the Gerindra Party and other government-supporting parties aims to prevent leadership turnover and maintain their power. This strategy contradicts the court's ruling which mandates a zero percent presidential threshold and calls for a revision of the 4 percent parliamentary threshold before the 2029 General Election. The additional requirement for presidential nominations, which necessitates candidates to have the support of two to three participating parties, is also seen as a way for dominant parties to retain control over presidential nominations. This underhanded behavior is reminiscent of a legislative inaction, in which lawmakers deliberately refuse to fulfill their duty, despite the constitutional mandate to do so. By doing so, they undermine public trust and transform elections into tools for legitimizing power, rather than facilitating renewal and democratic renewal. President Prabowo Subianto's proposal to reintroduce regional elections may further limit opportunities for challengers and solidify the elite's grip on power.",
  "summary": "Parties in the ruling coalition are maneuvering to get around a Constitutional Court ruling. They seek to monopolize presidential nominations.",
  "key_points": [
    "Gerindra Party and allies propose higher parliamentary threshold.",
    "Constitutional Court mandates zero percent presidential threshold.",
    "Additional support requirement from multiple parties for nominations."
  ],
  "editors_take": "The ruling coalition's maneuvering undermines democratic renewal by allowing dominant parties to retain control over presidential nominations and limit opportunities for challengers, eroding public trust in the electoral process.",
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}