CONSTITUTIONAL SYSTEM OF INDONESIAMONDAY, 17 MARCH 2014

Constitutional System

• Trias Politica– Legislative– Executive– Judicative

• From, by, & for the People• General Election Commission

– April 2014 (Legislative)– July 2014 (President and Vice President)

MPR (Majelis Permusyawaratan Rakyat)

• People’s Consultative Assembly• Consists of DPR and DPD

– DPR is representing all political parties– DPD is representing provinces (4 people each)

• Amends UUD 1945• Inaugurates President and Vice President

DPR (Dewan Perwakilan Rakyat)

• House of Representatives/Parliament/Legislative Assembly

• Consists of all political parties• Legislates regulations (‘Undang-Undang’) under

UUD 1945.• Approves annual finance proposal from the

government (APBN)

Badan Pemeriksa Keuangan (BPK)

• Auditing financial expenditure of government

Mahkamah Agung (MA)

• Supreme Court• The highest level of court (the last gate for

justice seekers)

Mahkamah Konstitusi (MK)

• To evaluate any regulations issued by DPR and Government – to ensure it doesn’t conflict to the regulations

on it.• Consists of 9 members

Komisi Yudisial (KY)

• Judicial Commission• Monitoring all judges to act honestly, clean

and professional.

President & Vice President

• Elected directly by people of Indonesia• Choose cabinet (department and non

department ministers)• Presidential system• State and government leaders• Supreme commander

of military• presidential pardon: clemency, amnesty,

abolition, and rehabilitation

Governor and DPRD

• Provincial level• Chosen directly by people of that province• Governor and Vice Governor as the

executive– i.e. Brantas river, bridges, Kelud victims

• DPRD (province level council) is the legislative

• High court (pengadilan tinggi) is the judicative

Otonomi Khusus (Otsus)

• Jogjakarta• Aceh• Papua

Kabupaten & Kota

• Counties and cities are led by regents and mayors.

• DPRD (district level council) is the legislative• They are elected directly by the people.• District court is the judicative.

Kabupaten & Kota Malang

County CityBigger area/region

Villages

Farming

Less population density

Less PDRB

City’s area is smaller

Urban people

Business

Higher population density

More PDRB

* PDRB : Product Domestic Regional Bruto