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A CENTURY OF PARLIAMENTARY LIFE
IN INDONESIA

Although the idea had long been promoted, the
July 5, 1959 Presidential Decree confirmed the
conception of the Guided Democracy period.

The DPR, formed based The transition from Parliamentary Democracy to
Guided Democracy was also President Soekar-
on a parliamentary no’s attempt to strengthen his position as presi-

government in 1955, dent so that he had the power to carry out his
programs. So the implementation of guided de-
still operated but mocracy marked a transition from a parliamen-

under the presidential tary system, in which power was centered in the
hands of political parties, to a presidential system
government. The with President Soekarno as the leading actor.
1959 DPR was sworn The DPR was one of the state institutions affect-

in on July 23, 1959 at ed by the July 5, 1959 Presidential Decree. The

the State Palace by DPR, which was elected according to the results
of the 1955 General Election and operated based
President Soekarno. on UUDS, was asked to continue to carry out its
functions by changing its order of business to ad-
here to the 1945 Constitution. After the decree’s
issuance, the DPR in that period was referred to
as the 1959 DPR.

If we review its performance during the Karya Cabinet’s (Djuanda Cabinet)
administration, the 1955 DPR was productive in making and passing laws.
From 1957 to 1958 alone, it passed 167 laws, not including those passed
before the July 5, 1959 Presidential Decree, which totaled 29 laws in 1959.

In about five years of its tenure, the 1955 DPR actively produced products
of law that were useful for the life of the nation and state. A total of 113
new laws were passed from the 145 government bills and 8 DPR bills.

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