A recent Constitutional Court (MK) decision on the Political Parties Law will have a limited effect on legislative elections in 2014, according to several lawmakers.

The court issued a judicial review of the Political Parties Law on Monday that covered elections at the House of Representatives and Regional Representatives Council.

According to the court's decision, parties that failed to win seats would not automatically forfeit their legal status and would retain the right to run candidates in future elections.

Chairuman Harahap, a legislator from the Golkar Party, the second largest party in the House, said that the court's decision would not automatically allow parties to participate in the election in 2014.

"We are still discussing new requirements for political parties that want to stand in the general election. Everything could change," Chairuman said on Tuesday.

Ganjar Pranowo of the Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P) said the number of political parties needed to be reduced to avoid confusing voters. "No matter how many parties out there, it won't be easy for them to participate in the general elections," he said.