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Office of the Ministry of represented Muslims was aware of this to be dominated by elites who had Agency), and Partai Bangsa Indonesia seize power. According to a government
Religious Affairs of the unfair treatment, it never demanded collaborated with both the Japanese and (Party of the Indonesian Nation). statement, there was a group that would
Republic of Indonesia, changes. It tried to achieve justice while the Dutch colonial governments. For him, force the downfall of the cabinet and to
Jakarta. it still emphasized the importance of any changes inthe Constitution and the The Masjumi along with Persatuan replace its members through a coup.
Perjuangan continued to criticize Sjahrir’s
Source: Directorate of maintaining national unity in Indonesia. cabinet could only be done after general cabinet and demanded changes. A When the situation had returned normal
History and Cultural It rejected the parliamentary system elections had been held. dispute between the government and on October 2, 1946, Soekarno mandated
Values, Ministry of and favored the presidential system in In regard to the Sjahrir Cabinet, the Persatuan Perjuangan arose because of Sjahrir to draw up a new cabinet. In
Education and Culture order to ensure the political stability and Masjumi demanded a reshuffle that was their disagreement over the position the this cabinet six Masjumi members
of the Republic of the unity of the Indonesian Republic. based on a coalition of several parties. government had taken in the negotiations were appointed as ministers, namely
Indonesia. Sutan Sjahrir (socialist) proposed Other KNIP members accepted this with the Netherlands. Sjahrir, who came Mohamad Roem, Jusuf Wibisono,
KNIP and President Soekarno to adopt proposal and the parties supported from the Socialist Group turned out to M. Natsir, Sjafruddin Prawiranegara,
the parliamentary system, which was it. Soekarno responded by dissolving be lenient towards the Netherlands. Fathurahman, and Wahid Hasjim.
approved and anew cabinet under Sjahrir the Sjahrir Cabinet and he ordered Soekarno acted strongly by arresting the However the Masjumi announced that
was declared in November 14, 1945. a new cabinet be formed and Sjahrir Persatuan Perjuangan’s leaders, including those who sat in the cabinet did not
Initially, in this cabinet there was only was reappointed as the so called two Masjumi leaders. This action wrecked institutionally represent the Masjumi.
one representative of Islam, namely H.M. cabinet formatter. On March 12, the Barisan Perjuangan and resulted in When Sjahrir managed to hold the
Rasyidi but later, on January 3, 1946 1946 he announced Cabinet Sjahrir the formation of a new board on May 5, negotiation with the Dutch in Linggarjati
Mohammad Natsir was appointed as II and he announced the names of 1946 called the National Concentration on November 15, 1946,many parties
Minister of Information. 45 the four ministers who came from the in which a representative of the Masjumi rejected the negotiations’ results. The
Masjumi, namely M. Natsir, Arudji acted as vice chairman. The demand for Masjumi also expressed its rejection
Through Natsir, the Masjumi continued Kartawinata, Sjafruddin Prawiranegara, which led to heated relations between
to ventits disapproval of the change and H.M. Rasyidi. However, this the formation of a coalition cabinet was the Masjumi ministers and Masjumi
into the parliamentary system since Muslim representation was considered made in an effort to ensure the installment leaders. A conference was held between
it meant the Constitution. According insufficient to represent the Masjumi of a stable government. 46 the Masjumi and the GPII in Solo on
to him, the presidential governmental because it was merely a national The unstable situation and the poor December 4-5, 1946, and the Masjumi
system was guarantee to ensure cabinet and not a coalition cabinet. relations between the government ministers were told to leave the cabinet.
political stability. He also refused to Dissatisfaction was also voiced by other and the opposition to leaders led to However, they refused by saying that they
believe that the reason that the change parties that had joined the Persatuan an emergency situation that Soekarno sat in a national cabinet, not a coalition
was made to eliminate the influence Perjuangan (the Struggle Union) forced to disperse the Sjahrir Cabinet. cabinet, and that the parties were not
of those who had cooperated with the led by Tan Malaka. The members of Soekarno attempted to restore security entitled to regulate their members who
Japanese government. Natsir argued the PP came from Pesindo, Barisan by taking action against the elements sat in a national cabinet. The extant of the
that the Sjahrir Cabinet continued Pemberontak (), Badan Kongres Pemuda that had been involved in the efforts to political parties’ rejection, including the
45. Noer. Partai-Partai Islam ...,pp. 154-155. Indonesia (Indonesian Youth Congress 46. Noer. Partai-Partai Islam ...,p. 161. Masjumi, ofthe results of the Linggarjati

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