Bawaslu Calls on the Leaders of Political Parties as Candidates for the General Election

Political parties are one of the democratic institutions that are formed and play a role in realizing a democratic government, for that one of the goals of political parties is to participate in general elections.

To participate in the General Election, political parties must meet the requirements as stipulated in Article 173 paragraph (2) of Law 7 of 2017 concerning General Elections, namely:

a. the status of a legal entity in accordance with the Law on Political Parties;

b. have management in all provinces;

c. has management in 75% (seventy five percent) of the total regencies/cities in the province concerned;

d. has management in 50% (fifty percent) of the number of sub-districts in the district/city concerned;

e. include at least 30% (thirty percent) of women's representation in the management of political parties at the central level;

f. have at least 1,000 (one thousand) members or 1/1,000 (one thousandth) of the total population in the management of political parties as referred to in letter c as evidenced by ownership of membership cards;

g. have a permanent office for management at the central, provincial, and district/city levels until the last stage of the General Election;

h. submit names, symbols, and pictures of political parties to the KPU; and

i. submit the election campaign fund account number in the name of a political party to the KPU.

Article 93 letter b of Law Number 7 of 2017 stipulates that "The General Elections Supervisory Body (Bawaslu) is tasked with preventing and taking action against 1. Election violations, and election process disputes". Starting from this provision, Bawaslu prevents violations from occurring at every stage of the General Election, so that it deems it necessary to issue written appeals to political parties that are candidates for election participants in the process of registering, verifying and determining the political parties participating in the General Election.

The General Elections Supervisory Body urges political parties as candidates to participate in the general election that have or will register with the KPU to become election participants in the 2024 election, at least paying attention to the following matters:

1. a. For Political Parties that have not been registered as Election contestants at the KPU, it is necessary to re-examine the management at all levels not to violate the provisions of Article 173 paragraph (2) letters b, c, d and letter e of Law number 7 of 2017 and the provisions of Article 13 paragraph (5) letter f, g, and letter h PKPU 4 of 2022 concerning Registration, Verification, and Determination of Political Parties Participating in the General Election of Members of the People's Legislative Assembly and Regional People's Representative Council or other similar provisions regulated in laws and regulations

b. against Political Parties that have been registered with the KPU in order to re-examine the list of prohibited memberships in accordance with the provisions of Article 28 paragraph (1) of Law Number 2 of 2022 concerning the Indonesian National Police, Article 39 number 1 of Law Number 34 of 2004 concerning Indonesian National Armed Forces, Article 87 paragraph (4) letter c and Article 105 paragraph (3) letter c of Law Number 5 of 2014 concerning State Civil Apparatus. In addition, reviewing the membership requirements as regulated in Article 173 paragraph (2) letter f of Law Number 7 of 2017 and Article 7 paragraph (1) letter f of KPU Regulation Number 4 of 2022 or other similar provisions regulated in laws and regulations

c. to observe the existence of offices at all levels in accordance with Article 173 paragraph (2) letter g of Law Number 7 of 2017 and Article 7 paragraph (1) letter g of KPU Regulation Number 4 of 2022.

2. Prepare and improve membership and management as well as the presence of Political Party offices at the Central, Provincial, Regency/City, and District levels must be in accordance with the provisions of Law Number 7 of 2017 and General Election Commission Regulation Number 4 of 2022.

3. Political Parties are required to have legal management:

• throughout the province;

• in 75% (seventy five percent) of the total regencies/cities within the territory of each province;

• in 50% (fifty percent) of the number of sub-districts within the territory of each district/city.

4. Include at least 30% (thirty percent) of women's representation in the management of political parties at the central level;

5. Having at least 1,000 (one thousand) members or 1/1,000 (one thousandth) of the total population in the management of political parties at the district/city level as evidenced by the ownership of a valid membership card.

6. The valid membership of a Political Party as referred to in number 5 must comply with the following provisions:

• Indonesian citizen and do not have citizenship status in other countries;

• is 17 years old or already married or has been married at the time of becoming a member of a Political Party;

• do not have positions as state civil apparatus, members of the TNI/Polri, judges, election organizers and other positions that are prohibited in accordance with statutory regulations.

• not be a member of another Political Party.

• Have a membership card

7. Avoid profiteering of names to become members and/or administrators of political parties that have the potential to cause election crimes.

8. If a Political Party faces or experiences difficulties, it is necessary to ask for help from the helpdesk provided by the KPU.

Thus, this appeal is conveyed to remind that Political Parties can meet the requirements to be determined to be election participants and that there are no violations in the process of registration, verification and determination of Political Parties participating in the Election.