1. CONSTITUTIONAL SYSTEM OF INDONESIA
MONDAY, 17 MARCH 2014

3. Constitutional System
Trias Politica
Legislative
Executive
Judicative
From, by, & for the People
General Election Commission
April 2014 (Legislative)
July 2014 (President and Vice President)

5. 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

6. 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)

7. Badan Pemeriksa Keuangan (BPK)
Auditing financial expenditure of government

8. Mahkamah Agung (MA) Supreme Court
The highest level of court (the last gate for justice seekers)

9. 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

10. Komisi Yudisial (KY) Judicial Commission
Monitoring all judges to act honestly, clean and professional.

11. 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

12. 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

13. Otonomi Khusus (Otsus)
Jogjakarta
Aceh
Papua

14. 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.

15. Kabupaten & Kota Malang

16. County City Bigger 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