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Challenging the Threshold

The decision to bring the presidential nomination threshold stipulated in the Election Law before the Constitutional Court (MK) for yet another judicial review will create further political uncertainty.

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Activists calling for a review on Law No. 7/2017 on the General Elections unfurl banners in front of the Constitutional Court on Thursday (21/6/2018) in Jakarta. They are petitioning the court to remove a provision on the presidential election in the law that refers to nominating the candidates for president and vice president.

The decision to bring the presidential nomination threshold stipulated in the Election Law before the Constitutional Court (MK) for yet another judicial review will create further political uncertainty.

Stipulated in Law No. 7/2017 on elections, the threshold requires that a party or coalition of parties has at least 20 percent of the House of Representatives seats or 25 percent of the popular vote to nominate a candidate for the presidential election.

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