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View all search resultsConstitution-amendment
Politics 7 months ago
PREMIUM
Constitutional amendment not a cure-all, MPR speaker says
People’s Consultative Assembly (MPR) Speaker Ahmad Muzani of the Gerindra Party also teased the possibility for the assembly to push for changes in the country’s presidential system after an evaluation of whether it functions effectively or instead creates ‘vacuum of concentrated authority’.
Politics 1 year ago
PREMIUM
Megawati laments lack of interest in restoring MPR’s power
Putting the People's Consultative Assembly (MPR) back as the country's highest law-making institution should help addressing problems that require a constitutional amendment, PDI-P chairwoman Megawati Soekarnoputri has suggested in her recent speech.
Politics 1 year ago
Golkar has held no internal talks on constitutional amendment: Party official
The Golkar Party is among the parties that have yet to decide on their stance regarding the latest proposal to amend the 1945 Constitution despite senior party politician and MPR speaker Bambang Soesatyo being among the first to raise the proposal last week.
Politics 1 year ago
PREMIUM
Fresh call for constitutional amendment splits House
House lawmakers are split over the latest call to amend the Constitution made by Amien Rais, a former MPR speaker and staunch Jokowi critic, with those in opposition warning of democratic backsliding and Prabowo's Gerindra yet to indicate its stance.
Politics 4 years ago
PREMIUM
PDI-P puts brakes on plan to amend Constitution
The Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P) has suspended its push for a constitutional amendment to strengthen the People’s Consultative Assembly (MPR) following a controversial proposal from other members of the ruling coalition to delay the 2024 elections.
Politics 4 years ago
PREMIUM
PAN to be 'Muslim-govt bridge’ as part of ruling coalition
The PAN chairman has said that the latest party to join the ruling coalition aims to bring the government and the country’s Muslim community closer together, while underlining that the party is based on Pancasila and dissing observations that the administration was deliberately distancing itself from Islam.
Politics 4 years ago
PREMIUM
PDI-P, Gerindra say no rush on constitutional amendment
Neither the Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P) nor the Gerindra Party are in any rush to push the controversial plan to amend the 1945 Constitution, both parties’ secretary generals asserted on Tuesday, amid reports that scenarios to extend a presidential tenure are in play.
