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Politics 6 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 7 months ago
PREMIUM
MPR completes first draft of New Order-style state guidelines
During its annual plenary meeting on Friday, the People’s Consultative Assembly announced the first draft of the PPHN, a controversial move that critics view as the Assembly's move to restore the sweeping powers it held during the New Order.
Politics 7 months ago
PREMIUM
Renewed plan to reinstate New Order-style state guidelines draws flak
The return of state policy guidelines, a practice during the authoritarian New Order era, could trigger a constitutional amendment that could snowball into wider changes, including reinstating the status of People’s Consultative Assembly (MPR) as the nation’s highest authority and its long-removed power to appoint the president.
Politics 6 years ago
PREMIUM
Amendment disagreement: Jokowi says no, MPR divided
Assembly leaders have said the constitutional amendment will simply reinstate the now-defunct State Policy Guidelines (GBHN), a legacy of former president Soeharto’s New Order regime. However, certain parties are pushing for a wider-ranging amendment.
National 6 years ago
PREMIUM
Golkar chairmanship race may determine fate of Constitution amendment
The original version of the Constitution mandated the MPR to elect the president and vice president and to draft the State Policy Guidelines (GBHN), which if passed through the amendment plan, will effectively eliminate direct presidential and regional elections.
National 6 years ago
PREMIUM
MPR to consult public before making constitutional amendment
MPR Speaker Bambang Soesatyo gave an assurance that the amendment would be "limited" to a particular issue, namely reinstating the now-defunct State Policy Guidelines (GBHN), and would not be expanded to cover other crucial issues that could stir public concern.
