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A CENTURY OF PARLIAMENTARY LIFE
IN INDONESIA

dynamics were very fast, even at the time of determining the winner.
Such dynamics also took place during the election of the DPR leadership.

After the 2014-2019 DPR members were appointed, one of their initial
tasks was to form the factions and the Board Fittings (AKD), namely
leaders, commissions, agencies, and others. From the parties that won
the election, 10 factions were formed. The impact of the presidential elec-
tion was seen during the preparation of the Board Fittings.

President Joko Widodo From these 10 factions, two large groups or coalitions were formed. The
accompanied by former President
Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono and coalition was called the Red and White Coalition (KMP), which was a co-
the leaders of the MPR-RI. alition of factions that previously supported presidential and vice presi-

(Parliamentaria: Edition 118 TH. XLIV, dent candidates Prabowo Subianto and Hatta Rajasa. Then there was the
2014)
Great Indonesia Coalition (KIH), which contained factions that previously
supported presidential and vice president candidates Joko Widodo and
Jusuf Kalla.

There was one party that chose not to be part of the two coalitions,
namely the Democratic Party. They claimed their non-participation in the
coalition was a counterbalance.

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