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Politics 1 year ago
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MPR to invite losing candidates to Prabowo, Gibran’s inauguration
The People's Consultative Assembly (MPR) is inviting losing candidates in the 2024 presidential election to the ceremony to show Indonesia as "a united and harmonious nation", MPR Speaker and Gerindra Party secretary-general Ahmad Muzani has said.
Opinion 1 year ago
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Analysis: MPR posthumously restores names of disgraced ex-presidents
The People’s Consultative Assembly (MPR), the country’s highest democratic institution, has revoked or reviewed decrees that have besmirched the reputation of Sukarno, Soeharto and Abdurrahman “Gus Dur” Wahid, respectively Indonesia’s first, second and fourth presidents, all of who are deceased. While the gesture to restore the good names of Sukarno and Gus Dur has not stirred up controversy, some have objected to the Assembly’s attempt to clear the way for conferring National Hero status on authoritarian ruler Soeharto.
Politics 1 year ago
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Golkar’s legislative power dims as parties rally behind Prabowo
The country's oldest and second-largest party at the House of Representatives may have seen its influence wane over the legislative body after losing the speakerships of the House and People's Consultative Assembly (MPR) to the Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P) and Gerindra Party, respectively.
Politics 1 year ago
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Gerindra politician Muzani elected as MPR speaker
Gerindra Party lawmaker Ahmad Muzani was unanimously elected on Wednesday as the new People’s Consultative Assembly (MPR) speaker for the next five years, strengthening president-elect Prabowo Subianto’s consolidation of power in the legislative institutions, already dominated by parties aligned with him.
Politics 1 year ago
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Soeharto’s children issue apology after MPR removes his name from graft decree
The children of former president Soeharto have offered an apology for his past mistakes, in a gesture made after a controversial People’s Consultative Assembly (MPR) decision to remove his name from a decree on corruption, a decision that triggered concerns over attempts to absolve the authoritarian leader of past crimes.
Politics 1 year ago
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Rights defenders, victims decry MPR’s removal of Soeharto from graft decree
The People's Consultative Assembly's (MPR) move to remove former president Soeharto's name from a decree on corruption eradication is criticized as an insult to human rights victims and their families' search for justice.
Politics 1 year ago
House Speaker Puan laments declining Indonesian democracy
Puan, an Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P) politician, warns against the declining state of Indonesian democracy due to individuals acting more like politicians, who only think about the election, and less like statesmen who work for the nation's future.
Politics 1 year ago
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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.
