Indonesia election: Eight political parties qualified to enter DPR
As many as eight political parties in Indonesia have been qualified to join the House of Representatives (DPR), according to results of quick counts by survey organisations in the country on February 14.
At a polling station in Selong, Kebayoran Baru, South Jakarta (Photo: VNA)
Jakarta (VNA)𒐪 – As many as eight political parties inIndonesia have been qualified to join the House of Representatives (DPR), according to results of quick counts by surveyorganisations in the country on February 14.
As of 7 am on February 15, preliminary vote counting resultsshowed that eight out of 18 political parties in Indonesia’s general election2024 are expected to be eligible to participate in the DPR, including the IndonesianDemocratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P), Golkar, Gerindra, National AwakeningParty (PKB), Prosperous Justice Party (PKS), the NasDem Party, the IndonesianDemocratic Party, and the National Mandate Party (PAN). In addition, the United Development Party (PPP) is at thethreshold of 3.8-4%. According to the provisions of Article 414 of Indonesia’sElection Law, political parties competing in the election must win at least about4% of the total number of valid votes nationwide to be able to send theirrepresentatives to the DPR which is currently has 580 members. Notably, in all the quick count results released by severalsurvey organisations, the ruling PDI-P party currently holds the top positionwith a vote share of 15-17%. This result helps PDI-P score a"hat-trick" with three consecutive victories in the 2014, 2019 and2024 elections. The official vote counting results will be announced by theIndonesian General Elections Commission (KPU) on March 20. More than 820,000 pollingstations throughout Indonesia opened simultaneously on February 14 morning for morethan 204.8 million eligible voters to cast their ballots in the country’spresidential, national and provincial elections./.
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At a polling station in Selong, Kebayoran Baru, South Jakarta (Photo: VNA) 
