The People's Representative Council of Aceh ( id, Dewan Perwakilan Rakyat Aceh, abbreviated to DPR Aceh or DPRA) is the unicameral regional legislature of the

Indonesian Indonesian is anything of, from, or related to Indonesia, an archipelagic country in Southeast Asia. It may refer to: * Indonesians, citizens of Indonesia ** Native Indonesians, diverse groups of local inhabitants of the archipelago ** Indonesian ...

province of

Aceh Aceh ( ), officially the Aceh Province ( ace, Nanggroë Acèh; id, Provinsi Aceh) is the westernmost province of Indonesia. It is located on the northernmost of Sumatra island, with Banda Aceh being its capital and largest city. Granted a s ...

. Unlike other regional legislatures in Indonesia in general, it has unique characteristics according to Act No. 11 of 2005 on Aceh Government; such as unique name, more council members (1¼ times more than ordinary regional legislatures), and include Aceh regional parties. The council seats in Aceh's capital

Banda Aceh Banda Aceh ( Acehnese: ''Banda Acèh'', Jawoë: كوتا بند اچيه) is the capital and largest city in the province of Aceh, Indonesia. It is located on the island of Sumatra and has an elevation of . The city covers an area of and had ...

. The DPRA has 81 members who are elected through general elections every five years. The DPRA leadership consists of a speaker and three deputy speakers who come from political parties with the most number of seats and votes. The current DPRA members are the results of 2019 general election which was sworn in on September 30, 2019 by the chairperson of Banda Aceh High Court, Djumali, at the main building of the DPRA. DPRA members for the 2019-2024 period consists of 15 political parties, where the

Aceh Party The Aceh Party ( id, Partai Aceh) is a regional political party in Indonesia. It contested the 2009 elections in the province of Aceh, and is the largest party in the People's Representative Council of Aceh, Aceh provincial legislature. History Th ...

has most seats, namely 18 seats.

References

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External links

DPRA official website

Politics of Aceh