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Unlike other regional legislatures in Indonesia in general, it has unique characteristics according to the 2005 Aceh Government Act c. 11; [1] such as the authority to name itself, the ability to determine the number of members (1¼ times more than ordinary regional legislatures), and the inclusion of Aceh regional parties.
In Indonesia, a Regional House of Representatives (Indonesian: Dewan Perwakilan Rakyat Daerah, DPRD; lit. ' Regional People's Representative Council ') is the unicameral [1] legislative body of an Indonesian national subdivision, at either the provincial or at the regency/city level.
Due to its designation as a Special Autonomous Province, the Indonesian province of Aceh has a local government system that is distinct from other provinces, which can trace its origin to the Aceh Sultanate that existed from 1496 to 1903. [1] [2]
Together with the House of Representatives , it makes up the Indonesian national legislative body, the Majelis Permusyawaratan Rakyat . [3] Under Indonesia's constitution, the authority of the DPD is limited to areas related to regional governments and can only propose and give advice on bills to the DPR. [ 1 ]
The House of Representatives of the Republic of Indonesia (Indonesian: Dewan Perwakilan Rakyat Republik Indonesia ' People's Representative Council of the Republic of Indonesia ', abbr. DPR-RI or simply DPR ) is one of two elected chambers of the People's Consultative Assembly (MPR), the national legislature of Indonesia .
It is a left-leaning party that opposes discrimination against women and has criticised the implementation of Islamic law in Aceh. [1] The party contested the 2009 elections in the province of Aceh, and set a target of 12 seats (25%) in the Aceh provincial legislature. However, it won only 36,574 votes, 1.7% of the Aceh turnout, and failed to ...
The scheme has a long history in Indonesia, where it is commonly known as Inti-Plasma farming, Inti being the nucleus and plasma the smallholdings. It has been implemented in different ways since 1978. The first model was called PIR Lokal (Perkebunan Inti Rakyat Lokal) and was designed for local populations.
The Aceh Party was formerly known as GAM Party (Partai GAM) after the Free Aceh Movement (GAM), a separatist 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.