He described it as a step in the reformation mandate that has been fought for, as reflected in various political agendas and policies.
"In the 1945 Constitution, it is clearly stated that presidential and vice presidential candidates are proposed by political parties or coalitions of political parties. The MK's decision actually confirms what is enshrined in the 1945 Constitution," Soeparno added here on Friday.
He informed that his side has also fought to make the democratic space as wide as possible to allow the best people to be proposed as presidential and vice presidential candidates.
"The presidential election should be a space for conveying the best ideas and aspirations conveyed through political parties and not hindered by the threshold," he said.
In addition, Soeparno noted that people now have more opportunities to choose the best leaders from among candidates, given the increasingly open space for proposing presidential and VP candidates.
"The people, as voters, will be more selective in choosing candidates based on the ideas, visions, and missions. This MK decision provides wider sovereignty for the people, as voters, in deciding who is the best," he added.
Earlier, the MK decided to do away with the presidential threshold laid down in Article 222 of Law Number 7 of 2017 concerning Elections. The court declared the threshold contrary to the 1945 Constitution.
"We granted the petitioners' petition entirely," Chief Justice of MK, Suhartoyo, said while reading verdict Number 62/PUU-XXII/2024 in the court's plenary session room on Thursday.
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