Indonesia court says vote threshold for presidential candidates not legally binding


FILE PHOTO: Electoral officers count votes at a polling station after regional elections, at a slum area, in Jakarta, Indonesia, November 27, 2024. REUTERS/Ajeng Dinar Ulfiana/File Photo

JAKARTA (Reuters) -Indonesia's Constitutional Court on Thursday said a law requiring a minimum number of votes for political parties to nominate a presidential candidate was not legally binding, which could allow a wider range of candidates in 2029.

Under the current law, parties must win 20% of the vote, whether individually or through a coalition, at a legislative election to put forward a presidential candidate. A group of university students who said it limited the rights of voters and smaller parties challenged the law.

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