Jakarta – Presidential hopefuls retired generals Wiranto and Sutiyoso expressed their disappointment Sunday against the newly passed presidential election bill, saying they would support a judicial review of the law.

Wiranto and Sutiyoso both said the required threshold set out by the law to nominate a presidential candidate was too high.

The law requires a party or coalition of parties to win a minimum of 20 percent of seats at the House of Representatives or 25 percent of the popular vote to be eligible to nominate a presidential candidate.

"This requirement does not meet our sense of justice and therefore, it needs to be amended," Wiranto told his supporters in Cikarang, West Java.

Wiranto founded the People's Conscience Party (Hanura) as a vehicle for him to run for president next year.

Speaking at Bang Yos Center in Jakarta, Sutiyoso said, "I'm very disappointed with the 20 percent requirement. Why? Because it reduces the chance that people will get a number of alternative quality leaders. With that requirement, there will only be three or at most four candidates."

Therefore, he said he would support any move to file for a judicial review of the law in the Constitutional Court.

"I'm now studying it with a team," he said. "We have no problem with whoever initiates it. I'm studying other voices. We need to coordinate on this."

Recently, Sutiyoso met with another presidential hopeful and retired general Prabowo Subianto, but he refused to state if the meeting was to gather support for the judicial review. (rid)