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DPR-RI DURING THE NEW ORDER:
STRENGTHENING THE ROLE OF THE STATE (1967-1998)

What prompted the birth of this consensus was
the great concern about the desire and effort to
change Pancasila and the 1945 Constitution with
other ideologies and constitutions. The replace- “In addition to the
ment of ideology and constitution with another concerns about
was considered to replace the order of the Uni-
tary State of the Republic of Indonesia. In addition ideology, the New
to the concerns about ideology, the New Order Order simultaneously
simultaneously launched a national development
program that was outlined in the long term (25 launched a national
years) and short term or interval (5 years) pattern. development program

that was outlined
These two things had prompted the birth of a
national consensus which was then set forth in in a long term (25
a law, so that it was not only morally but also ju- years) and short term
ridically binding. The laws in question were the
Law on the Composition and Position of the or interval (5 years)
MPR, DPR and DPRD (the Regional House of pattern.”
Representatives), the Law on Elections, the Law
on Political Parties and Golkar, and the Law on
Social Organizations.

It did not stop there; the New Order Government
then carried out political restructuring in order to create political order,
which included five things:

1. Controlled Bureaucracy

To make Government programs run effectively, an effective bureaucracy
that was responsive to the executive leadership was needed. Bureau-
cratic reform by the New Order Government led to the centralization of
government. This included three things, namely, first, the centralization
of the Government’s policy-making process. This step was manifested in
the form of State Policy Guidelines (GBHN) and the Five-Year Develop-
ment Plan (Repelita).

Second, making the bureaucracy more responsive to the central leader-
ship. This strategy caused many ABRI officers and civil technocrats who
were oriented to modernization to enter Government agencies.

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