Presidential System and Other Knick-knacks

What government system do we follow? Here's a summary from the Aksara Foundation's 20th discussion, July 2001.

August 28, 2001

Is the government system Indonesia follows today presidential or parliamentary? To foreign analysts, this issue is confusing because the pendulum of influence is obviously swinging toward the House of Representatives (DPR). The rights and obligations of the DPR, previously covered only by its procedural rule, have now been expanded to involve the 1945 Constitution. The appointment or dismissal of the police chief must seek DPR approval. In the...

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