FAJAR.CO.ID, JAKARTA – The discourse on the amendment of the 1945 Constitution has resurfaced. That was after the Chairman of the MPR RI, Bambang Sosesatyo mentioned it in the commemoration of Constitution Day and the 76th Anniversary of the MPR, Wednesday (18/8/2021).
Moreover, the current government coalition with the joining of PAN only requires 3 seats in the DPD RI to smooth the amendments to the 1945 Constitution.
Nahdatul Ulama (NU) figure Umar Hasibuan also reminded President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) of his statement at the end of 2019.
At that time, Jokowi, who was asked about the discourse on the 3rd presidential term, said that the party who gave rise to the discourse wanted to find a face to him.
“From the beginning I have said that I am a product of direct elections. At that time when there was a desire for amendments, what was my answer? For the affairs of the state, don’t spread it anywhere,” Jokowi told reporters at the Merdeka Palace, Central Jakarta, Monday (2/12/2019).
“That’s the truth, right? The President is elected by the People’s Consultative Assembly, the president for 3 terms, and the president once for 8 years. As I said. So, it’s better not to make amendments,” he continued.
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