Presidential Threshold Discourse and Its Implications: Case of Presidency Election in Indonesia

Abstract

ABSTRACT

Indonesia is a democratic country that adheres to a system of government and legislative elections by way of general elections (Pemilu). The 2024 election in Indonesia which will be held on 14 February 2024 will be the 13th election, since the election was first held in Indonesia in 1955. This study aims to present a discourse on applying presidential thresholds in presidential and vice presidential elections. elections to be held. in Indonesia in 2024. This research uses a normative juridical approach because the main sources are primary legal materials and secondary legal materials obtained from legal materials, both statutory regulations and library materials relating to the Presidential Threshold and previous research results relevant to the issue studied, then arranged systematically. The results of the study show that there are many pros and cons regarding the application of the Presidential Threshold which seems very discriminatory from the notion of democracy. There are those who argue that setting a presidential threshold with a high percentage has limited the number of potential presidential and vice presidential candidates to run for and be elected as state leaders and this is contrary to the rights of citizens to be elected. Meanwhile, others are of the view that setting the presidential threshold is to support the effectiveness of the general election process and can strengthen the presidential system so that it is hoped that the inauguration process for the elected president and vice president can run stably.

Keywords:  Democracy; General Election; Presidential Threshold; President and Vice President