PPP Faction: Amendments To The Constitution Can Happen But Be Careful
JAKARTA - Deputy Chairperson of the Indonesian People's Consultative Assembly from the PPP faction, Arsul Sani, said that his party was still careful in responding to the discourse on the amendment to the 1945 Constitution which has become increasingly popular with the public lately.
Although this discourse has been carried out since the recommendation to change the Main Principles of State Policy (PPHN) through amendments to the 1945 Constitution, the leadership for the 2014-2019 period was given by the leadership for the 2014-2019 period, said Arsul, because in the 2014-2019 period the dynamics in the MPR RI were quite high in tension. This can be seen from the seven factions plus the DPD group that approved the PPHN under the legal umbrella of TAP MPR. , September 7th.
However, the Deputy Chairperson of the United Development Party (PPP), assessed that the amendment to the 1945 Constitution might occur because it needs to be treated as the living constitution. Indonesia. "What is not allowed is that the amendment process is carried out and used for short-term political interests, especially the political interests of certain groups," said Arsul.
As is known, the discourse on amendments to the 1945 Constitution is increasingly becoming a public discussion because it is suspected of slipping the change in the presidential term of office to 3 periods. Recently, the election scenario has been postponed for 2-3 years due to the pandemic.