Consultation meeting between MPR RI leadership and President Joko Widodo

MPR Chairman RI Bamsoet Holds MPR Annual Session on August 16 in Jakarta and Commemoration of August 17 Hybrid Proclamation at IKN and Jakarta Palace

JAKARTA | Morning coffee: MPR RI Chairman and Golkar Party Deputy General Chairman Bambang Soesatyo confirmed that President Joko Widodo will attend and deliver a speech on the performance of state institutions during the 2024 MPR RI Annual Session, at the MPR RI Building Nusantara of the MPR RI on August 16, 2024 and the celebration of the Independence Day of the Republic of Indonesia 2020 79 in a hybrid manner at the IKN led by President Jokowi accompanied by President-elect Prabowo. Meanwhile, at the same time, Vice President Maruf Amin and Vice President-elect Gibran Rakabuming Raka carried it out at the Jakarta Palace.

This year's MPR annual session is the last MPR annual session for the 2019-2024 term.

“The annual session of the MPR is a forum to defend the sovereignty of the people, strengthen communication, as well as a vehicle to strengthen public trust, through the submission of performance reports on the implementation of the authority and duties of each state institution,” Bamsoet said after holding a consultation. Meeting between the leadership of the MPR RI and President Joko Widodo, at the State Palace in Jakarta, Friday (28/6/24).

Also present were Deputy Speakers of the Indonesian People's Consultative Assembly Ahmad Basarah, Ahmad Muzani, Jazilul Fawaid, Sjarifuddin Hasan, Yandri Susanto, Hidayat Nur Wahid, Amir Uskara and Fadel Muhammad.

Also present were Coordinating Minister for Political, Legal and Security Affairs Hadi Tjahjanto, Minister of State Secretary Pratikno and Cabinet Secretary Pramono Anung.

The 20th Chairman of the DPR RI and former Chairman of the DPR RI Commission III in the field of law, human rights and security explained that in addition to discussing the preparations for the 2024 MPR RI annual session, preparations for the commemoration of the Constitution were also discussed. Day and anniversary of the MPR RI. The commemoration of the Constitution Day will be held on August 18, 2024, at the Nusantara IV building, by inviting the President, Vice President, heads of state institutions, ministers and members of the MPR RI. At the same time, the anniversary of the MPR will be celebrated ceremoniously on August 29, 2024, and celebrated internally by the MPR on August 31, 2024.

“The commemoration of Constitution Day is an inseparable historical series of the birth of Pancasila on June 1 and the Independence Day of the Republic of Indonesia on August 17. August 18 marks the constitutional legal impetus for the birth of the unitary state of the Republic of Indonesia. “On the same date, Bung Karno and Bung Hatta were inaugurated as the first President and Vice President of the Republic of Indonesia,” Bamsoet said.

The Chairman of the Advisory Board of Depinas SOKSI and the Head of the Indonesian Law Enforcement, Defense and Security Agency KADIN also conveyed to the President that the MPR leadership is carrying out national gathering activities to absorb the aspirations of national figures. The National Gathering is an implementation of the institutional vision of the MPR as a national home that welcomes and connects various currents of thought.

“Some of the national figures that MPR leaders met include the 6th President of the Republic of Indonesia Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, the 6th Vice President of the Republic of Indonesia Try Sutrisno, the 10th and 12th Vice Presidents of the Republic of Indonesia Jusuf Kalla, the 11th Vice President of the Republic of Indonesia Boediono, the head of the 11th RI MPR Amien Rais, the 14th head of the RI MPR Sidarto Danusubroto, the general head of the Nasdem Party Surya Paloh and the general head of the National Revival Party Muhaimin Iskandar,” Bamsoet said.

The Vice President General of Pemuda Pancasila and the Vice President General of FKPPI explained that from the series of national gathering meetings that took place, there was a common thread in the views of these national figures. After 26 years of Reform, it turns out that there are still national problems that need to be tackled together.

“These problems include the implementation of a democratic system that is not yet ideal and the balance between procedural and substantive aspects. “Apart from that, there are still gaps in the Constitution that do not yet provide a way out in the face of extraordinary, extraordinary circumstances that could threaten the integrity of the nation and the state,” Bamsoet concluded. *Kop.