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A CENTURY OF PARLIAMENTARY LIFE
IN INDONESIA

it could be seen that the power of the Central National Committee was
not exactly the same as that of the assembly. However, 40 days later, the
position of the National Committee became a body with full authority
and together with the President exercised the powers of the MPR, since
Mohammad Hatta issued the Vice President Decree Number X on 16 Oc-
tober 1945.

The contents of the decree clearly stated that the powers of the Central
National Committee became the same and equal to the duties and au-
thority of the DPR according to the 1945 Constitution, namely:

a. Legislative power, namely making laws and regulations according
to articles 5 paragraph (1), 20, up to 22 paragraph (2) of the 1945
Constitution.

b. Establishing the State Policy Guidelines (GBHN) according to Ar-
ticle 3 of the 1945 Constitution.

Meanwhile, other duties and authority that should be carried out by the
MPR were still fully carried out by the President with the assistance of the
National Committee as referred to in Article IV of the Transitional Rules of
the 1945 Constitution. The duties and authority were as follows:

1. Establishing the Constitution, according to Article 3 of the 1945 Con-
stitution.

2. Electing and appointing the President and Vice President of the Re-
public of Indonesia according to Article 6 paragraph (2) of the 1945
Constitution.

3. Witnessing the swearing-in of the President and Vice President ac-
cording to Article 9 of the 1945 Constitution.

4. Amending the Constitution according to Article 37 of the 1945 Con-
stitution.
5. Carrying out people’s sovereignty according to Article 1 paragraph
(2) of the 1945 Constitution, and so on, all of which must be carried
out by the President with assistance from the Central National Com-
mittee.

In the history of state administration, the Constitutional Assembly elect-
ed by the general election on 15 December 1955 began its hearing on 10
November 1956 to form a permanent constitution, replacing the Provi-
sional Constitution of 1950. The Constitutional Assembly had attempted

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