PENGARUH PRESIDENTIAL THRESHOLD TERHADAP ALTERNATIF PILIHAN CALON PRESIDEN DAN WAKIL PRESIDEN

Abstract

The design of holding presidential elections is based on Article 6A paragraph (2) and Article 22 E paragraph (1) of the 1945 Constitution and Election Law Number 7 of 2017 (hereinafter referred to as the Election Law). Article 222 in the Election Law affects the form of people's sovereignty in choosing presidential candidates on condition that it must be proposed by a political party/combination of parties participating in the election that has 20% of the total DPR seats or 25% of the national valid votes in the previous DPR member election. Presidential Threshold is one way to strengthen the presidential system. On the other hand, the existence of the Presidential Threshold actually limits political parties from being able to easily nominate presidential candidates. This type of research is normative juridical research using the statutory approach and conceptual approach method. The results showed that the Presidential Threshold as an open legal policy whose authority was given to the framer of the Law. The Presidential Threshold is not entirely the main problem preventing the emergence of alternative diverse choices in the presidential election. But it is more about the willingness and ability of political parties to offer cadres and work programs in contesting presidential elections.