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Politics 2 years ago
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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.
Election Updates 3 years ago
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MPR, DPD resume push for constitutional amendment
The People's Consultative Assembly (MPR) has once again raised the idea of amending the Constitution, claiming that the nation must discuss procedures for delaying elections in a crisis and grant more power to the legislative body.
National 6 years ago
Majority of Indonesian public favors direct presidential elections: Survey
An Indo Barometer study showed that 89.4 percent of its 1,200 respondents were in favor of a direct presidential election, whereas only 4.1 percent of the respondents expressed support for an indirect election, which would effectively grant The People’s Consultative Assembly (MPR) the sole authority to elect the country’s leaders.
Politics 6 years ago
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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.
Politics 6 years ago
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Democracy in peril as parties seek to scrap direct elections
The MPR has discussed with party and mass organization leaders the planned amendments. The most recent meeting was with NU on Wednesday, during which the organization suggested reviving the New Order-style political system, in which the president and vice president were elected by the MPR, not directly by the people.
National 6 years ago
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Regional elections costly, but should they be called off?
Data suggests that the money spent by regional head candidates often far outstrips the income that they will receive once they take office. Home Minister Tito Karnavian and others have suggested that this could be remedied by scrapping direct regional elections.
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