Indonesian Constitution of 1945 has been amended four times after 1990s` Democratization Movement. The first amendment in 1999 was especially focused on the restoration of balance of powers between the President of the Republic and DPR(the National As...
Indonesian Constitution of 1945 has been amended four times after 1990s` Democratization Movement. The first amendment in 1999 was especially focused on the restoration of balance of powers between the President of the Republic and DPR(the National Assembly) including the power to establish laws. The constitutional amendment in 1999 made shifting this power from the President to DPR. However, it faced, in pratice, some difficulies; disharmony between old regulations and new ones, lack of experiences in cooperating between the President and DPR, etc. It is by Law on formation of laws (Law No. 10 of 2004) that the right to participate in legislative procedure is allowed to the People (the Community). However, in practice, it has not been respected not only by DPR, but also by the Executive, including local governments. It could take time to resolve these problems, for which coordination between public institutions and the People`s will of participation in legislation are continually needed.