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Parties and Candidates
PC001
Registration requirements for parties (Chamber 1)
Question: What are the registration requirements for political parties running for national elections (Chamber 1)?
Answer(s):
c . Regional distribution requirement f . Other
Comments: Article 8(1): Political Parties that contested the last Election and met the threshold of vote acquisition of the total national valid votes shall be determined as Contesting Political Parties in the next Election.
(2): Political Parties that did not meet the threshold of vote acquisition in the
previous Election or newly established political parties may become Election
Contestants after meeting the following requirements:
a. possessing the status of legal entity as referred to in the Law on Political Parties;
b. having regional chapters in all provinces;
c. having chapters in 75% (seventy five percent) of the total number of regencies/municipalities in the province;
d. having chapters in 50% (fifty percent) of the total number of districts/kecamatan in the Regency/Municipal;
e. accommodating at least 30% women’s representation in the management of the central chapter of the political party;
f. having a minimum of 1000 members or 1/1.000 of the total population for each chapter of political party as referred to in letter c which is proven by the ownership of the membership card;
g. having permanent offices for the chapters on the central, provincial and regency/municipal levels until the final stage of the Election;
h. proposing the name, symbol, and logo of the political party to KPU; and
(3): providing the account number for campaign financing bearing the name of the political party to KPU.
Article 14(1): A political party can become an election contestant by applying to register to KPU to become a candidate for election contestant.
Article 54: The list of nominees of candidates as referred to in Article 53 shall no more than 100% of the number of seats in each electoral district.
Source: Law 8/2012 on General Election of the Members of House of Representatives, People’s Representatives Council and Regional House of Representatives, Art. 8, 14, 15, & 54: http://aceproject.org/ero-en/regions/asia/ID/indonesia-law-8-2012-on-general-election-of-the/view
Verified: 2024/02/07
PC003
Registration requirements for candidates (Chamber 1)
Question: What are the legal qualifications to become a candidate at legislative elections (Chamber 1)?
Answer(s):
a . Age b . Citizenship d . Residence f . Registration h . Minimum level of education i . Minimum level of literacy j . Other
Comments: Article 51(1): A nominees of candidate as member of the House of Representatives shall be a citizen of the Republic of Indonesia and shall fulfill the following criteria:
a. has reached the age of 21 years or more;
b. believes in the one and only God;
c. domiciles in the territory of the Unified State of the Republic of Indonesia;
d. is able to speak, read and write in Indonesian;
e. has the educational background of no less than Senior High School, Religious High School, Vocational High School, Religious Vocational High School or other schools of the same level;
f. is loyal to Pancasila as the state foundation and the Constitution of 1945 and the goals of the Proclamation of August 17, 1945;
g. has never been sentenced or imprisoned based on a legitimate and final and binding decision for a criminal offences which is subject to 5 years or more imprisonment;
h. is physically and mentally healthy;
i. has been registered as a voter;
j. is willing to work full-time;
k. resigns from the positions as region heads, vice region heads, civil servants, members of Indonesian National Army, or members of the State Police of the Republic of Indonesia, directors, commissioners, board of trustees and employees in the state or region owned corporations or any entity of which the budget expense is financed by the state which is proven by irrevocable letter of resignation;
l. is willing not to practice as a public accountant, lawyer, notary, land certificate issuing authority, and/or not to become a supplier of goods and services related to the state finance and other occupations that may cause conflict of interests with the duties, authority and rights as a member of DPD in line with the provision in regulations of laws;
m. is willing not to serve in concurrent position as other state authorities, directors, commissioners, board of trustees and employees in the state or region owned corporations or any entity of which the budget expense is financed by state finance;
n. has become a member of an Election Contesting Political Party;
o. nominated only in 1 representative institution; and
p. nominated only in 1 electoral district.
Source: Law 8/2012 on General Election of the Members of House of Representatives, People’s Representatives Council and Regional House of Representatives, Art. 51(1): http://aceproject.org/ero-en/regions/asia/ID/indonesia-law-8-2012-on-general-election-of-the/view
Verified: 2024/02/07
PC008
Independent candidates
Question: Can independent candidates compete in presidential or legislative elections?
Answer(s):
d . In legislative elections (Chamber 2)
Comments: Independent candidates can only compete in legislative elections for the second Chamber (DPD).
Article 1(26): Election Contestants shall refer to political parties contesting in the Election to elect members of DPR, Provincial DPRD, and Regency/Municipal DPRD, and individuals contesting in the election for members of DPD.
Article 11: Election Contestants for the election of members of the Region Representatives Council are individuals.
The requirements for an individual to become an Election Contestant are identified in Articles 12 and 13 of Law 8/2012.
Source: Law 8/2012 on General Election of the Members of House of Representatives, People’s Representatives Council and Regional House of Representatives, Art. 1 (26, 28), 11, 12, 13: http://aceproject.org/ero-en/regions/asia/ID/indonesia-law-8-2012-on-general-election-of-the/view;
Constitution, Art. 22E(4): http://aceproject.org/ero-en/regions/asia/ID/indonesia-constitution/view
Verified: 2024/02/07
PC012
Public funding of parties
Question: Do political parties receive direct/indirect public funding?
Answer(s):
b . Direct
Comments: Political parties are entitled to financial subsidies from the national budgets and/or regional budgets.
Source: Law 2/2011 on Political Parties, Article 34(1, 3): http://aceproject.org/ero-en/regions/asia/ID/indonesia-law-2-2011-on-political-parties-2011/view
Verified: 2024/02/07
PC015
Question: What is the basis of the public funding?
Answer(s):
b . Based on result of previous election
Comments: Article 34(3): Financial subsidy from the National budget/Regional Budget shall be provided proportionally to political parties that acquire seats in the House of Representatives, Provincial House of Representatives and Regency/Municipal House of Representatives the calculation of which is based on the vote acquisition.
Source: Law 2/2011 on Political Parties, Article 34(3): http://aceproject.org/ero-en/regions/asia/ID/indonesia-law-2-2011-on-political-parties-2011/view
Verified: 2024/02/07
PC017
Question: Are political parties entitled to private funding?
Answer:
a . Yes
Comments: Article 34(1): (1) The financial sources of political party shall be as follows:
a. Membership dues;
b. Contributions that are legitimate in accordance to the prevailing laws;
c. Financial Subsidy from the national budgets and/or regional budgets
Source: Law 2/2011 on Political Parties, Article 34(1) & 35: http://aceproject.org/ero-en/regions/asia/ID/indonesia-law-2-2011-on-political-parties-2011/view
Verified: 2024/02/07
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