VIVAnews - According to the Indonesian Constitutional Court the 1945 Constitution specifies the simplification of parties in Indonesia.
"In principle, law on party system or law on related political issues are indeed aimed at restricting parties," said Constitutional Judge, Mukhtie Fadjar, when presenting the judicial review decision on parliamentary threshold at the Constitutional Court today, Feb 13.
He went on to say that the parliamentary threshold stipulated in Law No.10/2008 on General Elections embraces the principles of Human Rights attached in Article 28 D (I) and (3) of 1945 Constitution.
"Every citizen and political party participating in the Elections are equal [before the law] and have equal chances through a democratic competition during the Elections," said Fadjar.
Concerning the permitted threshold, he said, it is the authority of the House of Representatives (DPR) to make an approval. "As long as the Constitution specifies," said Fadjar.
The Constitutional Court, he said, cannot interfere with DPR as long as the threshold policy is not against political rights, people's sovereignty and rationality.
In essence, the Court rejected the request proposed by 10 political parties regarding the parliamentary threshold. The parties involved include Reform Democratic Party, Patriotic Party, Regional United Party, National People's Concern Party, Prosperous Indonesia Party, National Independent Bull Party, New Indonesia Party, Functional Party of Struggle, People's Conscience Party and Indonesian Democratic Party of Devotion.
Translated by: Bonardo Maulana Wahono
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