The current law requires parties to win 20% of the vote
JAKARTA - Indonesia 's Constitutional Court on Thursday said a law setting a minimum vote level before political parties could nominate a president ial candidate was not legally binding, which could potentially lead to a wider slate of nominees running in 2029.
Chief Justice Suhartoyo granted the petition, saying the threshold "had no binding legal power", but the ruling did not specify if the requirement should be abolished or lowered.Rifqi Nizamy Karsayuda, the head of the parliamentary commission overseeing elections, told local media that lawmakers would take action following the ruling, calling it "final and binding.
Indonesia's presidential elections are held every five years. The most recent was held last year and won convincingly by President Prabowo Subianto, who took office in October.
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