New Era Begins: Indonesia's DPR Sworn In for 2024-2029 Term

Edited by Anisa Nur Rosiani, English Literature Student

The members of DPR RI in inauguration at Parlement Complex Senayan, Jakarta (1/10/2024)

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The inauguration of 580 members of Indonesia's DPR for the 2024-2029 period was held on Tuesday, October 1st 2024 at the DPR building in Senayan, Jakarta. 

From all the members, 210 of them are new faces while the rest are the old faces, and they are all from 8 different political party, such as PDIP, Golkar, Gerindra, PKB, PAN, Demokrat, NasDem, and PKS, ready to occupy all the legislative seats.

This important event highlighted by the swearing-in of elected members of the DPR led by the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court (Mahkamah Agung), Muhammad Syarifuddin. This was followed by the signing of the Minutes of the Oath of the DPR Members.

However, this essential ceremony also attended by the president of Indonesia, Jokowi and also the elected new president, Prabowo that were in the same car, the RI 1. However, people are wondering the presence of elected vice president.

In the result of this event, Puan Maharani from PDIP legally elected to be the leader of DPR and 4 vice presidents, namely Cucun Ahmad Syamsurijal form PKB, Sufmi Dasco Ahmad from Gerindra, Adies Kadir from Golkar, and Saan Mustofa from NasDem.