3 Non-Parliamentary Political Parties Withdraw Petition on Election Law Regarding DPR Seat Threshold at the Constitutional Court

JAKARTA, KOMPAS.com - Three non-parliamentary political parties: the United Development Party (PPP), the Crescent Star Party (PBB), and the Eagle Party (Partai Garuda) have withdrawn their petition for judicial review of Law No. 7 of 2017 on General Elections.

In a session held on Monday (26/10/2026), the legal representative of the petitioners, Andi Kristian, stated that the petitioners had requested the withdrawal of the case.

"After submitting the request last Monday, our principal asked for the withdrawal, and the letter has been attached in the withdrawal document," explained Andi in the Plenary Room of the Constitutional Court, Jakarta, on Monday (26/10/2026).

In response to this confirmation, Constitutional Court Chairman Suhartoyo, who led the panel session, along with Constitutional Judges Daniel Yusmic P. Foekh and M. Guntur Hamzah, stated that they would officially record the confirmation of the withdrawal.

Prior to the withdrawal, two articles were under review in the case.

First, concerning Article 173 paragraph 3 of the Election Law:

"Political parties that have passed verification under the conditions referred to in paragraph (2) are not subject to re-verification and are designated as Election Participants."

Second, Article 415 paragraph (1) of Law 7/2017, which states:

"Election Participant Political Parties that do not meet the threshold for gaining votes as referred to in Article 414 paragraph (1) are not included in the calculation of seats in the House of Representatives in each electoral district."

In their petition, the petitioners requested the Constitutional Court to amend Article 173 paragraph 3 so that political parties participating in two elections would not need to undergo re-verification, as it burdens political costs.

Meanwhile, Article 415 paragraph 1 of the Election Law was requested to be amended to enable the legislative elections to accommodate the aggregate votes of parties that did not meet the threshold.