An Unsuccessful Annual MPR Session: A Blessing in Disguise?
November 13, 2001
Rizal Mallarangeng*
The failure of the Annual Sessions of the People's Consultative Assembly (MPR) to come up with an alternative system for electing a president has certainly let down the expectations of many people. With the MPR's decision to postpone the deliberations of the stalled, pressing issue of a direct presidential election until next year, some disappointed segments of society would now undoubtedly look upon the supreme legis |