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A CENTURY OF PARLIAMENTARY LIFE
IN INDONESIA

Therefore, this Parliamentary Democracy sys-
tem must be replaced with a Guided Democra-
cy system, a cooperative democracy, which was
Nasution believed led by the wisdom of deliberation. Implementa-

that the 1945 tion methods were first discussed in the National
Council, and the results were conveyed through
Constitution would the President to the government. Guided Demo-
place the President cracy was implemented under the 1945 Constitu-
tion because the 1950 Constitution clearly could
in a strong position not become a solid basis for the new system.

while holding him Realizing that significant steps were needed to

accountable to the implement the Guided Democracy idea, Soekarno
People’s Consultative withdrew the idea. He felt that many people were
surprised and not ready for the concept of Guided
Assembly (MPR) Democracy. It was only in 1959 that Soekarno

and the House of reiterated the concept of Guided Democracy,
accompanying it with the idea of returning to the
Representatives 1945 Constitution and forming the Unitary State

(DPR) for law of the Republic of Indonesia. Soekarno brought
back this idea as the Constituent Assembly failed
approvals. to make progress with the constitution.

In addition, the Army pressured the government,
the President, and political parties to decide and
support the idea of returning to the 1945 Consti-
tution. A. H. Nasution initiated the idea of return-
ing to the 1945 Constitution. Nasution, the Chief of Staff of the Indonesian
Army, intended to pave the way for ideological and political stability and
provide a political basis for security.

Nasution believed that the 1945 Constitution would place the President
in a strong position while holding him accountable to the People’s Con-
sultative Assembly (MPR) and the House of Representatives (DPR) for
law approvals. In addition, the 1945 Constitution allowed the presence of
political parties and working groups that would serve as a forum for the
military in the political arena.

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