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It is considered the lower house, while the Regional Representative Council (DPD) serves as the upper house; while the Indonesian constitution does not explicitly mention the divide, the DPR enjoys more power, privilege, and prestige compared to the DPD. Members of the DPR are elected through a general election every five years.
The Parliamentary Complex of Indonesia (Indonesian: Kompleks Parlemen Republik Indonesia), [1] [2] also known as the MPR/DPR/DPD Building, is the seat of government for the Indonesian legislative branch of government, which consists of the People's Consultative Assembly (MPR), the House of Representatives (DPR) and the Regional Representative Council (DPD).
The duties of the Speaker of the DPR RI are general in nature and cover all Coordination Fields, namely: Coordinator for Political and Security Affairs (Korpolkam) in charge of the scope of duties of Commission I, Commission II, Commission III, Inter-Parliamentary Cooperation Agency, and the Legislative Body.
The DPR, which is the premier legislative institution, originally included 462 members elected through a mixed proportional/district representational system and thirty-eight appointed members of the armed forces (TNI) and police (POLRI). TNI/POLRI representation in the DPR and MPR ended in 2004.
The MPR is composed of two houses: the DPR, which is commonly called the House of Representatives, and the DPD, which is called the Regional Representative Council. The 575 DPR members are elected through multi-member electoral districts, whereas 4 DPD senators are elected in each of Indonesia's 34 provinces.
Furthermore, the Plenary Meeting of the DPR RI on November 24, 2015 determined the Maritime Security Agency (Bakamla) to be the Working Partner of Commission I of the DPR RI. On October 17, 2017, the Plenary Meeting of the DPR RI also determined the National Cyber and Crypto Agency (BSSN) to be the Working Partner of Commission I of the DPR RI.
In 2009, the party assumed power by winning the majority of votes in the legislative election and became the ruling and largest party in the DPR, with SBY re-elected for his second term. In 2014, the party performed poorly in the legislative election , losing half of its seats in the DPR and subsequently served as the opposition to the Joko ...
Registration of candidates for the DPR, DPD and DPRD 4 August 2013: Publication of final list of DPR candidates 16 August 2013: Publication of provisional electoral roll 16 March 2014: Start of election campaign 6–8 April 2014: Quiet period - no campaigning allowed 9 April 2014: Election day 7–9 May 2014: Announcement of results 11–17 May ...