JPH: Jurnal Pembaharuan Hukum Volume 8, Number 2, August 2021 Jurnal Pembaharuan Hukum THE ALTERNATIVE DESIGNS EFFORT TO SIMPLIFY Volume 8 No.1 May-August 2021 THE NUMBER OF POLITICAL PARTIES IN INDONESIA Sulistyani Eka Lestari, Ahmad Siboy 257 THE ALTERNATIVE DESIGNS EFFORT TO SIMPLIFY THE NUMBER OF POLITICAL PARTIES IN INDONESIA Sulistyani Eka Lestari Sunan Bonang University sulis_usb@yahoo.com Ahmad Siboy Islamic University of Malang siboysalman@unisma.ac.id Abstract The number of political parties continues to increase from time to time. Ironically, the establishment of a political party is not based on the desire to carry out the functions of political education, political recruitment, and political regeneration. It is only to fulfill the desire for the power of a group of political elites. This research aims to analyze the need to simplify the number of political parties and determine the ideal simplification design of political parties This research used normative juridical research with statutory, historical, and conceptual approaches. The results indicated that political party simplification is needed for creating effectiveness and efficiency, minimizing segmentation or the emergence of friction among Indonesian citizens, preventing voter confusion, and maintaining political stability. Meanwhile, the ideal design to simplify political parties that can be executed is through submitting the dissolution of political parties to the Constitutional Court (Indonesian: Mahkamah Konstitusi (MK)) by expanding the criteria for those who can propose for dissolution (legal standing), imposing strict sanctions, implementing a moratorium on permits for the establishment of new parties, and extending the authority of the government to unilaterally dissolve political parties, such as the power to dissolve banned community organizations. Keywords: Administration Law; Electoral Policies; Constitutional Law; Political Parties. A. INTRODUCTION In principle, democracy has the meaning as a system of government that makes the people as the main pillar. That is, it is the people who hold the highest sovereignty over an organization called the State. Fareed Zakaria stated that the first and foremost meaning of democracy is government by the people. 1 Democracy in Indonesia is a democratic popular sovereignty carried out by the constitution. 2 The provisions of Article 1 paragraph (2) of the 1 Fareed Zakaria, Bangkitnya Demokrasi Yang Tak Liberal , Article Group Amerika Dan Dunia: Memperdebatkan Bentuk Baru Politik Internasional , Jakarta, Yayasan Obor Indonesia, page. 168 2 Article 1 Paragraph (1) Constitution of the Republic of Indonesia 1945.