Additional Deputy Speakers to Accommodate Political Interests
The public has doubts that the addition of three deputy speakers in the People’s Consultative Assembly (MPR) will improve the effectiveness and performance of the state’s highest body.
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Ahmad Basarah of the Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P) faction (left), Zulkifli Hasan of the National Mandate Party (PAN) faction, EE Mangindaan of the Democratic Party faction, and Oesman Sapta of the Regional Representatives Council (DPD).
JAKARTA, KOMPAS – The public has doubts that the addition of three deputy speakers in the People’s Consultative Assembly (MPR) will improve the effectiveness and performance of the state’s highest body. The addition is deemed to have no positive effect whatsoever on public life, but the new deputy speakers will add to the burden on state coffers.
The three new MPR deputy speakers are Ahmad Basarah from the Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P) faction, Ahmad Muzani of the Gerindra Party faction and Muhaimin Iskandar of the National Awakening Party (PKB) faction. Their inauguration was scheduled to take place in an MPR plenary session at the legislative complex in Senayan, Jakarta, on Monday (26/3/2018).