Jokowi And MPR Leaders Agree That The MPR Annual Session Will Be Held At Senayan August 16, 2024

Deputy Chairman of the Indonesian People's Consultative Assembly Ahmad Basarah when delivering information after holding an internal meeting with President Jokowi regarding preparations for the agenda of the 79th Anniversary of the Republic of Indonesia at the Presidential Palace in Jakarta, Friday (28/6/2024). ANTARA/Andi Firdaus.

JAKARTA - President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) together with the leadership of the People's Consultative Assembly (MPR) agreed to hold the MPR RI Annual Session on August 16, 2024, to be held as usual at the DPR/MPR RI Building, Senayan, Jakarta.

This was conveyed by Deputy Chairman of the MPR Ahmad Basarah after holding an internal meeting with President Jokowi at the Presidential Palace in Jakarta, Friday.

"We are discussing this, the President and the DPR have agreed to attend the MPR annual session on August 16, 2024 at the DPR/MPR RI building, whose trial process or method has been decided to be the same as the MPR annual session in previous years," he said.

He said the Annual Session of the MPR RI which was routinely held ahead of the commemoration of the Independence Day of the Republic of Indonesia contained reports of the leaders of constitutional state institutions.

The report related to the executive's performance achievement will be represented by President Jokowi as Head of State to the legislature to be submitted by the MPR RI.

"In accordance with the rules, the MPR will hold an annual session of the MPR who will listen to it," he said.

Meanwhile, the agenda for this year's RI's 79th Anniversary Ceremony was agreed to be held in two locations, namely in the capital city of Nusantara, East Kalimantan, and at the Jakarta Presidential Palace Complex.

The consultation meeting was attended by the Chairman of the MPR RI Bambang Soesatyo, along with eight Deputy Chairs of the MPR RI, namely Ahmad Basarah, Ahmad Muzani, Jazilul Fawaid, Sjarifuddin Hasan, Muhammad Hidayat Nur Wahid, Yandri Susanto, Muhammad Amir Uskara, and Fadel Muhammad, and the Secretary General of the MPR RI Siti Fauziah.

Meanwhile, he was present to accompany President Jokowi, namely Coordinating Minister for Political, Legal and Security Affairs Hadi Tjahjanto, Minister of State Secretary Pratikno, and Cabinet Secretary Pramono Anung.