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Politics 3 weeks ago
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Constitutional experts oppose revival of New Order-era policy guidelines
Constitutional experts have pushed back against efforts to revive long-defunct state policy guidelines, warning that the proposal risks restoring the total political authority that the People’s Consultative Assembly (MPR) had during the New Order era.
Politics 4 weeks ago
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Proposal on New Order-style policy guidelines needs more research, says MPR
The People’s Consultative Assembly (MPR) has said that more research is needed before pushing for the revival of the now-defunct state policy guidelines, a controversial proposal critics fear can snowball into wider constitutional changes.
Politics 1 month ago
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Prabowo’s push for binding state policy guidelines causes alarm
President Prabowo Subianto has called for the revival of the now-defunct state policy guidelines to be made binding on all institutions, a move experts warn is incompatible with the country’s post-Reform constitutional system.
Politics 1 year ago
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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
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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 1 year ago
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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
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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.
National 6 years ago
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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.
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