The

political party in parliament, PDI-P, obtained the highest party index score

due to its alignment with the people's aspirations on several bills. The

Broadcasting Bill (RUU Penyiaran) and the National Police Bill (RUU Polri),

which essentially promote state control over private space and press freedom, were

rejected by the PDI-P, demonstrating their alignment with the people. The PDI-P's

alignment with other political parties in parliament is proof of the

opposition's role in the government.

Although

the formation of the KIM Plus Coalition is expected to strengthen political

stability, the reality is that the party's vote distribution remains uneven.

The Q3 results of the NKS also show a high public preference for the Gerindra

Party, while other coalition parties have shown significant drops. This inequality

shows that the presence of many parties in a single coalition does not

necessarily reflect an equal distribution of political preference among the

public.

On

the other hand, the public is increasingly aware of the importance of the

opposition's existence. Based on Kawula17’s NKS Q3 2025, the majority of

respondents who understand the role of the opposition in supervising government

power also consider that the opposition must play an active role in the

government (70%). The understanding of the opposition's function in terms of

accountability and supervision is similar. Of those who knew about the

opposition's role in accountability and supervision, 72% believed the

opposition should be actively involved in government oversight.

Meanwhile,

in the context of the opposition's involvement in the policy process, public

awareness is also relatively high. 76% of those who understood the role of the

opposition rated the importance of the opposition's active role in government,

with support for security system reform reaching 63% in the support group and

78% in the strongly supportive group.

The

data shows that public awareness of the importance of opposition is not only

limited to conceptual understanding but also goes hand in hand with the demand

for institutional reform, especially in the security sector. A strong and

effectively functioning opposition is seen as essential to ensure transparency,

accountability, and prevent excessive concentration of power in the hands of

the government.

Thus,

although the KIM Plus gives the impression of political stability on the

surface, the balance of democracy still requires an opposition that can carry

out its supervisory function critically. Without the existence of an

independent and active opposition, stability can turn into domination.

In

the future, the challenge for Indonesian democracy is not only to maintain

political stability, but to ensure that stability does not eliminate balance

and representation. A strong government without oversight can widen the gap

between the government and the people, which, in turn, can erode public trust.

In

the context of the KIM Plus oversized coalition, the role of the opposition and

civil society is important to ensure that power remains under control. Both

serve not only as supervisors but also as reminders that democracy needs space

for criticism, differences of opinion, and the courage to resist excessive

power.