People Have the Right to Vote
A survey by Litbang Kompas, the research arm of Kompas daily, conducted from 25 January to 4 February 2023, showed the majority of respondents want to vote for legislative candidates directly.
Deputy Chairman of Commission II DPR RI Junimart Girsang (left from below) shakes hands with KPU Chairman Hasyim Asy'ari at the DPR Commission II building, Monday (6/1/2023).
The results of the survey published in Kompas daily on Monday (6/3/2023) showed 78 percent of respondents who vote for political parties on average prefer to vote for legislative candidates directly, as is practiced in an open-list proportional representation system. The results align with the majority of House of Representatives factions, who also prefer to maintain the open-list system. The people have the opportunity to vote for candidates they know, like and believe to be able to convey and fight for their aspirations.
In this survey, only 17 percent of respondents were willing to fully surrender the election of candidates to political parties. Meanwhile, a small number of respondents were unsure due to a variety of considerations.