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THE NEW FACE OF INDONESIAN PARLIAMENT
(1959-1966)

Government’s recommendation for the formation of political parties;
and at the same time stipulated a Presidential Regulation concerning
the main conditions and requirements for simplification of the political
party system.

Quoted from Presidential Decree No. 7 of 1959, the requirements for
political parties could be classified into two types, namely quantitative
requirements and qualitative requirements. The definition of the quan-
titative requirements was that a party must have branches spread over
a quarter of Level I Regions, as well as in a quarter of Level II Regions
throughout Indonesia. Meanwhile, the qualitative requirements could be
identified based on the ideology that they adhered to, principles, objec-
tives, program of activities, membership requirements, and funding pro-
visions.

Subsequently, on 5 July 1960, Presidential Regulation No. 13 of 1960 was
issued concerning the recognition, supervision, and dissolution of po-
litical parties. This regulation was a follow-up to the implementation of
Presidential Decree No. 7 of 1959 on the branches, regarding the proce-
dure for supervising political party branches which were updated with
the amendments.

Presidential Regulation No. 13 of 1960 ordered the Articles of Associa-
tion/Bylaws of every political party that had been established since 5
July 1959 to comply with the provisions number 3 of 1960. The improve-
ment must be done no later than 28 February 1961 and they must have
reported several matters to the President, including:

a. Each Articles of Association/Bylaw.

b. Records of branches and number of members in each branch.

c. Records of members’ names, ages, and occupations in each branch.

d. Other organizations that supported and/or took shelter under each
political party.

Information from the local police that the political party had been es-
tablished on 5 July 1959. The Intercession further explained that, initially,
based on Article 2 of Presidential Regulation No. 13 of 1960, the deadline
was 31 December 1960. However, with Presidential Regulation No. 25 of
1960, the deadline was changed to 28 February 1961 (Article 1 of Presi-
dential Regulation Number 25 of 1961).

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