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View all search resultsThe Crescent Star Party (PBB) led by constitutional law expert Yusril Ihza Mahendra filed on Tuesday a judicial review request with the Constitutional Court (MK) to challenge Article 222 of the newly passed Elections Law that requires a threshold for political parties seeking to nominate a presidential candidate.
A couple of hours before voting commenced Thursday on the election bill at the House of Representatives, the ruling coalition was more optimistic that the presidential nomination threshold would remain unchanged, as the National Mandate Party (PAN) and the National Awakening Party (PKB) had softened their stances.
Only one day before voting on five crucial issues in the election bill, the Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P) is hoping its coalition mates, the National Awakening Party (PKB) and the National Mandate Party (PAN), will be willing to support the party over its stance on the presidential threshold.
While the House of Representatives’ protracted deliberation of the Election Bill sees an imminent deadlock, President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo emphasized on Saturday that his administration would defend the government’s proposal to maintain the presidential threshold of between 20 and 25 percent.
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