JAKARTA, Legal Literacy — Chairman of Commission II of the House of Representatives (DPR) Rifqinizamy Karsayuda affirmed that the discussion of the Election Law Revision will not change the mechanism for electing the president and vice president from direct elections to being elected by the People's Consultative Assembly (MPR).

Rifqi said that this affirmation was a direct directive from the leadership of the DPR. He assured that there is no political will in the DPR to shift the presidential election system as it is currently regulated.

“Specifically regarding the Presidential Election, we agreed on the direction of the DPR leadership that there is not a single desire to change the norm, to shift from direct elections to the MPR,” said Rifqi in a press conference at the Parliament Complex, Jakarta, Monday (1/19/2026).

The NasDem Party politician explained that changing the presidential election mechanism is within the domain of the 1945 Constitution of the Republic of Indonesia, not the domain of law. Therefore, according to him, this change cannot be made through the Election Law revision.

“First, it is not the domain of law, but the domain of the constitution. Second, there is indeed not the slightest political desire to do so,” he said.

Rifqi conveyed that Commission II of the DPR will focus the discussion of the Election Law revision on a number of technical and substantial issues regarding the implementation of future elections. In the process, the DPR will filter various inputs from the public and stakeholders.

“On the other hand, we will prepare a list of important inventory issues related to future elections to be discussed within political parties,” said Rifqi.

He also assured that the process of discussing the Election Law revision will involve meaningful public participation. Commission II of the DPR, said Rifqi, is committed to opening a dialogue space with various parties during the legislative process.

“We ensure that meaningful participation will take place in Commission II of the DPR RI in the context of this Election Law Revision,” he said.