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Regional House Of Representatives
In Indonesia, a Regional House of Representatives (, DPRD; ) is the unicameral legislative body of an Indonesian national subdivision, at either the Provinces of Indonesia, provincial (I) or at the Kabupaten, regency/City (Indonesia), city (II) level. They are based on the amended Constitution of Indonesia, which mandated the creation of such bodies for local governance. The legislatures are present in all Indonesian provinces, and all second-level subdivisions except for the List of administrative regencies and administrative cities in Jakarta, constituent municipalities of Jakarta. Names In Aceh, the provincial legislature is named the Aceh House of Representatives (, DPRA), while municipal legislatures are referred to as either City House of Representatives or Regency House of Representatives (, , DPRK(last letter of city/regency)). The different names were set by Law 11 of 2006 on Acehnese government. Provinces in Western New Guinea similarly do not include the word ''Daerah' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Unicameral
Unicameralism (from ''uni''- "one" + Latin ''camera'' "chamber") is a type of legislature consisting of one house or assembly that legislates and votes as one. Unicameralism has become an increasingly common type of legislature, making up nearly 60% of all national legislatures and an even greater share of subnational legislatures. Sometimes, as in New Zealand and Denmark, unicameralism comes about through the abolition of one of two bicameral chambers, or, as in Sweden, through the merger of the two chambers into a single one, while in others a second chamber has never existed from the beginning. Rationale for unicameralism and criticism The principal advantage of a unicameral system is more efficient lawmaking, as the legislative process is simpler and there is no possibility of gridlock (politics), deadlock between two chambers. Proponents of unicameralism have also argued that it reduces costs, even if the number of legislators stays the same, since there are fewer instituti ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Perindo Party
The Indonesian Unity Party (, Perindo) is a political parties in Indonesia, political party in Indonesia. The party was founded on 8 October 2014 and declared on 7 February 2015 by media tycoon Hary Tanoesoedibjo, owner of the MNC Corporation, MNC Group and business partner of current US President Donald Trump. History Hary Tanoesoedibjo established Perindo Party following his disappointing forays into politics with two other parties. In 2011, he joined the Nasdem Party (Partai Nasional Demokrat) of fellow media baron Surya Paloh, but he quit the party in January 2013 after a falling out with Paloh. In February 2013, he announced he would launch a mass organization called Perindo (United Indonesia), which he hoped would eventually become a political party. In mid-2013 he joined the People's Conscience Party (Hati Nurani Rakyat, Hanura), which nominated him as the running mate of former military commander Wiranto for the 2014 presidential election, but the party was unable to fie ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kabupaten
A regency (; ), sometimes incorrectly referred to as a district and previously known as second-level region, is an administrative division of Indonesia, directly under a province and on the same level with city (''kota''). Regencies are divided into districts (''Kecamatan'', ''Distrik'' in Papua region, or ''Kapanewon'' and ''Kemantren'' in the Special Region of Yogyakarta). The average area of Indonesian regencies is about , with an average population of 670,958 people. The English name "regency" comes from the Dutch colonial period, when regencies were ruled by (or regents) and were known as in Dutch ( in Javanese and subsequently Indonesian). had been regional lords under the precolonial monarchies of Java. When the Dutch abolished or curtailed those monarchies, the bupati were left as the most senior indigenous authority. They were not, strictly speaking, "native rulers" because the Dutch claimed full sovereignty over their territory, but in practice, they had many of th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
General Elections Commission
The General Elections Commission (, abbreviated as KPU) is the body that organises elections in Indonesia. Its responsibilities include deciding which parties can contest elections, organising the voting and announcing the results and seats won in the various branches of the government. History Following the Fall of Suharto, fall of President Suharto and the end of Indonesia's authoritarian New Order (Indonesia), New Order, as a result of public pressure, B. J. Habibie, President Habibie brought forward the general elections planned for 2002 to 1999. On 1 February the People's Representative Council passed Law No. 3/1999 on the General Election, which mandated the establishment of a "free and independent General Elections Commission comprising members of political parties and the government" to oversee the elections. The commission was then established with 53 members and former home affairs minister Rudini as chair. As a result of further public pressure, the government appoin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Papua Special Autonomy
The Papua Special Autonomy (, Otsus Papua) was granted by the Republic of Indonesia through Law Number 21 of 2001 ( State Gazette of 2001 No. 135 and Supplement to the State Gazette No. 4151) which has been amended by Government Regulation in Lieu of Law No. 1 of 2008 (LN of 2008 No. 57 and TLN No. 4843). Law 21/2001, which consists of 79 articles, regulates the authorities of Indonesian Papua Provinces in implementing special autonomy. For complete material, please see Law 21/2001. In addition to matters specifically regulated in this Law, the Papua Region still uses the Law on regional government which applies generally to all regions in Indonesia. Background The Government System of the Unitary State of the Republic of Indonesia according to the Constitution of the Republic of Indonesia of 1945 recognizes and respects regional government units that are special or special. The political decision to unify Papua (originally called West Irian then changed to Irian Jaya) into ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
SIRA Party
The SIRA Party, abbreviation of Independent Solidity of the Acehnese Party (), is a regional political party in Indonesia active in Aceh province. The party was founded in December 2007 by then-Deputy Governor Muhammad Nazar. It contested the 2009 elections in the province of Aceh, where it was seen as the main challenger for the Aceh Party. However, the party won only 38,157 votes, or 1.78% of the Aceh turnout. It failed to qualify for the 2014 elections. In the 2019 elections, it qualified and won a single seat in the Aceh provincial legislature. The party is qualified again to participate in 2024 election. History The party was initially founded as "Information Center for Aceh Referendum" (''Sentral Informasi Referendum Aceh'') in 1999 by Aceh activist Muhammad Nazar as a pressure group seeking peaceful resolution to Aceh conflict, including for a possibility of an independence referendum as alternative of armed resistance promoted by the Free Aceh Movement The Free ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aceh Abode Party
The Aceh Abode Party (, PDA), formerly the Aceh Sovereignty Party () and Aceh Peace Party (), is a regional political party in Indonesia originally established to accommodate religious figures not associated with the Free Aceh Movement (GAM). It contested the 2009 elections in the province of Aceh Aceh ( , ; , Jawi script, Jawoë: ; Van Ophuijsen Spelling System, Old Spelling: ''Atjeh'') is the westernmost Provinces of Indonesia, province of Indonesia. It is located on the northern end of Sumatra island, with Banda Aceh being its capit ... under its original name. Its electoral target was 20% or 3 million votes, but it only won 39,706 votes (1.85% of the Aceh vote). Under the current party name, it took part in the 2014 elections, and garnered 72,721 votes, a 3% share of the Aceh vote. This was enough for it to be awarded one seat in the 81-member Aceh People's Representative Council. In 2016, it changed its name to Aceh Regional Party. The party's representation in the p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nanggroe Aceh Party
The Nanggroe Aceh Party (, PNA) or Aceh State Party is a regional political party in Indonesia. It was established as National Aceh Party (''Partai Nasional Aceh''), as a result of a split within the Aceh Party triggered by disagreements over the candidate for governor in the 2012 Aceh gubernatorial election. It was founded by Irwandi Yusuf, who was Aceh's governor between 2007 and 2012. The party qualified to contest the 2014 elections in Aceh, and won 4.7 percent of the vote, winning three seats in the provincial legislature. In 2017, the party changed its initial name with the "N" now means ''Nanggroe'' (Acehnese for ''land'') instead of ''Nasional''. Electoral history Elected officials The party holds six seats out of 81 in the People's Representative Council of Aceh following the 2019 legislative election. It also holds the speakership of the regency council of South Aceh Regency. In 2020, Amran, chairman of PNA in South Aceh, became regent of South Aceh following the de ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aceh Party
The Aceh Party (, , PA) is a regional political party in Indonesia. It contested the 2009 elections in the province of Aceh, and is the largest party in the Aceh provincial legislature. It currently controls the governorship. Aceh Party is led by the former guerrilla fighter of the Free Aceh Movement (GAM) and the current governor, Muzakir Manaf. History The Aceh Party was formerly known as GAM Party (''Partai GAM'') after the Free Aceh Movement (GAM), a separatist Separatism is the advocacy of cultural, ethnic, tribal, religious, racial, regional, governmental, or gender separation from the larger group. As with secession, separatism conventionally refers to full political separation. Groups simply seekin ... group that waged a war for Aceh independence from 1976 to 2005. Many of the party's leaders were senior figures in GAM, including its chairman Muzakir Manaf, who was a former commander of GAM's military wing. 2009 elections The party stood in the 2009 elections in A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Political Parties In Indonesia
Since 1999, Indonesia has had a multi-party system. In the six Elections in Indonesia, legislative elections since the fall of the New Order (Indonesia), New Order regime, no political party has won an overall majority of seats, resulting in coalition governments. Pursuant to the Indonesian political parties act, political parties' ideologies "must not be against Pancasila (politics), Pancasila" and "is an explanation of Pancasila". Overview The Indonesian political party system is regulated by Act No. 2 of 2008 on Political Parties. The law defines political party as "a national organisation founded by like-minded Indonesian citizens with common goals to fulfill common interests and to defend the unity of the Unitary State of the Republic of Indonesia as based on Pancasila (politics), Pancasila and the Constitution of Indonesia, 1945 State Constitution of the Republic of Indonesia". Political parties must register themselves with the Ministry of Law and Human Rights (Indones ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Garuda Party
The Change Indonesia Guardian Party (), better known as the Garuda Party, is a political party in Indonesia that contested the 2019 general election. The party has been linked to the family of former president Suharto. Officials have denied the party is linked to the Suharto family or to former general Prabowo Subianto's Gerindra Party. Garuda declared itself to be neutral in the April 2019 presidential election, although some of its officials and legislative candidates voiced support for Prabowo. Background In 2007, former information minister Harmoko, also a former chairman of Golkar, founded the National People’s Party (PKN), which failed to qualify for the 2009 general election. In April 2015, PKN was renamed the Change Indonesia Movement Party (Garuda). The party’s constitution, bylaws, symbol, and senior figures were all changed, making it unrecognizable from PKN. Garuda Party was registered with the Ministry of Justice and Human Rights on 16 April 2015. The party esp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Indonesian Justice And Unity Party
The Justice and Unity Party (, abbreviated as PKP) formerly known as Indonesian Justice and Unity Party (, abbreviated as PKPI) is a list of political parties in Indonesia, political party in Indonesia. The party was founded as the Justice and Unity Party (, PKP) on 15 December 1998 / 15 January 1999 as a split from Golkar Party. According to PKP leaders, particularly retired General and first party president Edi Sudrajat, PKP's leader, Golkar was insufficiently cooperative with reform movements then active. The PKP also argued that Golkar's attitude toward Pancasila (politics), Pancasila and the original 1945 constitution threatened the unity of Indonesia.''Who's who in Indonesia's political arena'' (1999). p. 277. In the 1999 Indonesian legislative election, 1999 legislative elections, the party won 1.01% of the vote. This was not enough to qualify it to run in the following elections, so the party members established a new party under the current name. The party chairmanship ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
