The Day After Tomorrow, The MPR Holds An Annual Session, Attended By Jokowi

MPR (right) leaders Fadel Muhammad, Bambang Soesatyo and Yandri Susanto.

JAKARTA - The People's Consultative Assembly (MPR) will hold an annual session on Wednesday, August 16. The event, which was attended directly by President Joko Widodo, will be held from 09.30 to 15.00 WIB.

"The annual session of the MPR will be held in a series of sessions with the DPR and DPD which will be attended by approximately 1,549 invitations, including the president and vice president, former president and former vice president, former chairman of the MPR/DPR and DPD, leaders of state institutions, all members of the MPR consisting of the DPR and DPD, the ministers of the advanced Indonesian cabinet and ministerial-level officials," said MPR Chairman Bambang Soesatyo, at the Nusantara IV building, Parliament complex, Senayan, Jakarta, Monday, August 14.

The annual session of the MPR, continued Bamsoet, also invited the general chairmen of political parties representing the representation of the DPR with their respective coalitions. Then the kings of the archipelago, heads of religious organizations and representatives of role models from all over the archipelago.

The main agenda of the MPR annual session and the joint session of the DPR/DPD in 2023 was the speech of the President of the Republic of Indonesia regarding the submission of report on the performance of state institutions, as well as state speeches in the context of the 78th Independence Day of the Republic of Indonesia.

"The main point of the MPR annual session is approximately, first, the opening of the MPR annual session and the joint session of the DPR and DPD by the chairman of the MPR. Second, the introductory speech of the chairman of the MPR in the context of the MPR annual session. Third, the introductory speech of the chairman of the DPD in the context of a joint session with the DPR and DPD," explained Bamsoet.

"Fourth, the president's speech was in the context of submitting reports on the performance of state institutions and state speeches in the context of the 78th Anniversary of the independence of the Republic of Indonesia," he continued.

Fifth, reading prayers, presenting regional songs. The last is the closing of the MPR annual session and the joint session of the DPR and DPD by the chairman of the DPD.

"After that we took a break, then we continued with the submission of government financial notes in the plenary session of the DPR RI," said Bamsoet.

Bamsoet also revealed various preparations that had been made by the MPR RI to ensure that the agenda for the 2023 MPR session went smoothly and successfully. Among them, through a meeting of the leaders of the assembly on August 8, 2023 and a meeting of the assembly's consultations with the president of the Republic of Indonesia on August 9.

"And to strengthen the preparation for the rehearsal for the trial will be held tomorrow, Tuesday, August 15 at 13.00," he added.

In addition to the agenda of the 2023 MPR Annual Session, the MPR will also hold another national agenda. Namely, the commemoration of Constitution Day which is coupled to the anniversary or the 78th anniversary of the MPR on Jum'at, August 18. This commemoration is also planned to be attended by President Joko Widodo.

As for the series of events, namely the broadcast of the MPR historical video and the MPR activities, the remarks of the chairman of the MPR, the Z generation testimonials, the open mic, the president's remarks from the Republic of Indonesia, the reading of prayers. Finally, Wonderland Indonesia's performance by young composer Alffy Rev medley regional songs and national songs arranged with a touch of electronic music.

"Then the commemoration of constitutional Day on August 18 is also a series of historical heritage that is inseparable from the birthday of Pancasila on June 1 and the independence day of the Republic of Indonesia on August 17," said Bamsoet.

"On August 18, it was a constitutional juridical momentum for the birth of the Republic of Indonesia, on the same date, Bung Karno and Bung Hatta were sworn in as the first president and vice president of the Republic of Indonesia," he added.

For information, in commemoration of the 78th Anniversary of the MPR, a shadow puppet will be held which will be held on Friday, August 25 evening at the DPR football field.

Another activity is the stand-up comedy criticism of the MPR and podcasts as well as other activities in the series of birthdays on August 29.