MPR Reviews Proposed Constitutional Amendment

With the support of Megawati Soekarnoputri and Prabowo Subianto, Bambang Soesatyo has been appointed as the chairman of the People’s Consultative Assembly (MPR).

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Members of the Regional Representatives Council (DPD) hold a plenary session to appoint a representative who will serve with the leadership of the People\'s Consultative Assembly (MPR) at the Senayan legislative complex, Central Jakarta, on Wednesday (2/10/2019). The session was presided over by DPD Chairman La Nyalla Mattalitti.

JAKARTA, KOMPAS – A lobby on a limited Constitutional amendment to reinstate the State Policy Guidelines (GBHN) was influential in Thursday’s appointment by consensus of Bambang Soesatyo as the 2019-2024 chairman of the People’s Consultative Assembly (MPR).

The 2014-2019 MPR has received a recommendation on amending the Constitution, so the newly installed MPR should review and follow it up, according to Bambang. However, he noted that the constitutional amendment should be based on rationality and the national interest.