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Thu, 10/02/2014 - 15:19
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Yudhoyono Has Strategic Position In Issuing Perpu

Jakarta, Oct 2 (Antara) - The Government Regulation in Lieu of Law (Perppu) on the election of regional leaders will be more strategic if it is issued by President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, a constitutional law expert said. "It will be far more strategic if the Perppu is issued by President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono," Prof. Saldi Isra of the Andalas State University said here Thursday. He observed that the Perppu should be issued by President Yudhoyono, who will end his presidential term on October 20, 2014, and not by President-elect Joko Widodo. By doing so, he will not place any obligation on the Democratic Party or the Democratic Party Faction in the House of Representatives, Isra stated. President Yudhoyono can guarantee that there will be at least one party supporting the Perppu, and it is Jokowi`s duty to seek the support of other parties, he explained. He noted that if President Yudhoyono issued the Perppu, the number of supporters, including members of the Democratic Party, would still be under 50 percent of the total number of members of parliament. The reason the president must issue the Perppu was stated in Article 22 of the 1945 Constitution but was open to interpretation. It will become clearer when the Parliament makes a joint decision, he said.

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