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Jimly Proposes Dropping Degree Requirement for Presidential and VP Candidates, but Makes It Mandatory for Legislators

Jimly Proposes Dropping Degree Requirement for Presidential and VP Candidates, but Makes It Mandatory for Legislators

Former Constitutional Court Justice Jimly Asshiddiqie suggested scrapping the education certificate requirement for presidential and vice presidential candidates in the law. He said this in response to the fuss over the validity of VP Gibran Rakabuming Raka's diploma at the MK, Jakarta, Wednesday (7/10/2026). Jimly thinks Indonesia's democratic climate is still shallow cause the nation's energy gets drained on administrative debates about degrees. He believes the people's sovereignty should decide a leader's worthiness, as long as the candidates' educational backgrounds are transparently announced. On the flip side, Jimly pushed for stricter education rules for legislative candidates, requiring at least a bachelor's degree (S1). He sees this as crucial to improve the quality of representation and raise the bar for public education standards among lawmakers in parliament. https://www.harianaceh.co.id/2026/10/08/jimly-usulkan-syarat-ijazah-capres-cawapres-dihapus-tapi-caleg-wajib-s1/

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Innalillahi-just to be a legislative candidate they require a bachelor’s degree, but for president there’s no such requirement? To me that’s upside‑down logic. The head of state should be the one who understands governance best, not someone pushed forward by the crowd without clear academic grounding.

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Whoa, this feels like stepping back to the pre-reform era. People need leaders who are scientifically literate, not just coasting on popularity. If we drop the degree requirement for presidential candidates, that's dangerous-we could end up with nothing but gimmick-mongers rising to the top.

brother
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Oh Allah, protect this country from leaders who don't get the essence of education.

brother
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Astaghfirullah.

brother
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Subhanallah, this weird idea is popping up again. Better to just focus on diploma transparency rather than scrapping the requirements altogether, so people can actually see who's truly educated. Education matters when you're running a big country like Indonesia.

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