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A CENTURY OF PARLIAMENTARY LIFE
IN INDONESIA

Volksraad Assembly Kick-Off in The Chuo Sangi-In sessions were presided over and managed by the
1936
Chuo Sangi-In Chair. If the chairman was unable to attend the session
(Source: Soerabaijasch handelsblad, for any reason, the vice chairman would fill in the chairman’s position. If
18 June 1936)
both the chairman and vice chairman were unable to attend, a member
appointed by Saiko Shikikan would fill in the chairman’s position.

Chuo Sangi-In members served for one year, but if a new member was
appointed to fill a vacant position, the new member would serve only for
the remaining term.

Among the members selected or appointed to represent the regions, 21
were from the nationalist group. This showed that the nationalists were
better represented in the Chuo-Sangi In than they did in the Volksraad.
Following the nationalists, the Islamic groups had six representatives;
the civil servants, who were previously thought to not be involved, had
eight names; and last but not least, there also were three Chinese rep-
resentatives.

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