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Politics 1 year ago
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Ex-presidents Yudhoyono, Jokowi attend Prabowo’s first state address
Former presidents Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono and Joko "Jokowi" Widodo as well as former vice presidents Try Sutrisno, Jusuf Kalla and Ma'ruf Amin attended the annual People's Consultative Assembly (MPR) plenary meeting to hear President Prabowo Subianto's first State of the Nation address.
Politics 1 year ago
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House yet to decide on Gibran impeachment petition
A group of retired military generals have sent a petition urging leaders of the House of Representatives and the People’s Consultative Assembly (MPR) to initiate impeachment proceedings against Vice President Gibran Rakabuming Raka.
Middle East and Africa 1 year ago
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Palestine gets spotlight on inauguration day
The inauguration of President Prabowo Subianto and Vice President Gibran Rakabuming Raka at the People's Consultative Assembly (MPR) plenary session on Oct. 20 saw Palestine become a talking point of several figures, including the newly inaugurated president.
Politics 1 year ago
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We must dare to ‘correct ourselves’, Prabowo says in inaugural address
In his first political address after being sworn in as Indonesia’s eighth president on Sunday, President Prabowo Subianto called on both private citizens and political leaders to have the courage to confront all the country’s challenges, whether from within or without.
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.
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