Redesigning a Parliamentary Election System for Strengthening the Presidential System in Indonesia

Election is one of the constitutional mandates expressly presented in Article 22E Paragraph (1) of the 1945 Constitution of the State of the Republic of Indonesia. However, the Constitution does not provide further guidance on the mechanism of the election. Therefore, it is necessary to search philosophically for what exactly the election system is in Indonesia. An alternative system is needed to support improving the democratic movement in Indonesia. The system must be able to create a minimum majority party in parliament to support presidential policies and also improve the accountability of the members of parliament and accommodate heterogeneous groups.