Golkar denies knowledge of three-party presidential nomination rule

Golkar party officials in Indonesia have denied knowledge of any proposal to limit presidential and vice presidential nominations to candidates backed by at least three parliamentary parties. Sarmuji, the party's Secretary General and a Golkar faction leader in the DPR, stated he had not encountered such a scenario.

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Until now, I haven't heard of it. I am the faction leader, and also the Secretary General. Until now, we have never heard of such a scenario.

Sarmuji suggested that the idea might have originated from Benny K. Harman, a deputy chairman of the Democratic Party, who previously wrote about such a possibility. Harman's opinion piece in Harian Kompas on June 21 discussed a potential scenario where only candidates supported by a minimum of three parliamentary parties would be allowed to compete. This idea has sparked debate, especially after the Constitutional Court ordered the removal of the presidential threshold.

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Perhaps it's Pak Benny K. Harman who is tinkering with it, right? Who knows, who knows, we don't know what Pak Benny K. Harman's intention is. But until now, there has been no information regarding such a thing.

The Constitutional Court's decision aimed to allow more candidates while also recommending legislative adjustments to prevent an excessive number of contenders. Sarmuji explained that the court's intention was to strike a balance, ensuring neither too few nor too many presidential candidates emerge.

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The Constitutional Court abolished the presidential threshold but also recommended that lawmakers make constitutional engineering. From my understanding, the Constitutional Court's goal, if simplified, is to ensure that there are not too few candidates, and not too many candidates.