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A CENTURY OF PARLIAMENTARY LIFE
IN INDONESIA

This presidential stipulation was followed by the
formation of a new DPR, known as the Gotong-
Royong People’s Representative Council (DPR-
The DPR-GR’s members GR), through Presidential Decree No. 4/1960.

came from nationalist, With the disbandment of the DPR as a result of
the 1955 General Election, the executive power
Islamic, communist, strengthened, especially with Soekarno as presi-

and Christian-Catholic dent.

political parties and The structure of the Gotong-Royong DPR was

a functional group. finalized on June 24, 1960. Since then, the 1959
DPR had been officially replaced. The consolida-
However, people outside tion of the composition of the DPR-GR was car-
the government felt that ried out at the Tampaksiring Palace, Bali, by invit-
ing the heads of three major parties, namely the
the composition was PNI, NU, and PKI, as well as Colonel Wiluyo Pus-

harmful. They believed poyudo, who represented the Indonesian Army.
The members of the DPR-GR were sworn in on
that it would most likely June 25, 1960. The members of the DPR-GR, ap-

birth a dominant group pointed by President Soekarno, were no longer
designated based on political party composition
with a strong influence or power according to the 1955 General Election

and position in the DPR. but based on societal groups, namely national-
ists, Muslims, communists, Christian-Catholics,
and functional groups. Thus, members of the
DPR-GR came from two major groups, namely
political parties and the groups mentioned above.

The DPR-GR consisted of 283 members and was composed of 130 party
representatives; highlights included 44 from the PNI, 34 from NU, and 30
from the PKI. Masyumi and PSI did not get seats in the new DPR.

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