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GOVERNMENT
The highest organ of the
state is the People’s Consultative Assembly. As the holder of the
people’s sovereignty, it elects as the President and Vice-President for
five-year terms and determines the Guidelines of State Policy to be
carried out by the President in his capacity as Mandatory of the
Assembly.
Following the
People’s Consultative Assembly in rank are five state institution on
equal level, namely, the President as Chief Executive, the House of
Representatives, the Supreme Advisory Council, the Supreme Court, The
State Audit Board.
In the government
system of Indonesia, the President is both head of state and chief
executive. He or she holds office for a term of five years and is
eligible for re-election. Since the President is also the Mandatory of
the People’s Consultative Assembly, he/she must execute his/her duties
in compliance with the Guidelines of State Policy as decreed by the
Assembly.
The President is
the Head of Government and appoints the Cabinet Ministers who are his
assistants. She is the Chief Executive and concurrently Supreme
Commander of the Indonesian Armed Forces. The President holds office for
a five-year period and is eligible for reelection.
As mandatory of the People’s Consultative Assembly, he/she is
responsible to the Assembly.
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