NU's stance<\/p>\n
From Republika<\/p>\n
Allow me to comment on the statement made by the chairman of
\nthe executive board of Nahdlatul Ulama (NU), KH Hasyim Muzadi, in
\nSurabaya that the board of NU rejected the replacement of the
\nPresident without a general election.<\/p>\n
This opinion is very difficult to comprehend because pursuant
\nto the 1945 Constitution it is possible to replace the President
\nwithout holding a general election. In 1967, for example, the
\npower of then president Soekarno was revoked in the Special
\nSession of the People's Consultative Assembly (MPR). It must be
\nborne in mind that the president of Indonesia is not directly
\nelected by the people but by the Assembly. Therefore, the
\nAssembly constitutionally reserves the right to replace the
\npresident if he or she violates the Constitution and the broad
\nlines of the state's course.<\/p>\n
In the United States, where the president is directly elected
\nby the people, the Congress, in a joint session with the Senate,
\ncan replace a president without having to organize a general
\nelection. In 1974 then president Nixon chose to resign before the
\nCongress impeached him.<\/p>\n
Abdurrahman Wahid is the President of the Republic of
\nIndonesia as elected by the Assembly and not the people directly.
\nIt must be noted that he is a member of the Assembly not
\nrepresenting a political party taking part in the general
\nelection. He has become a member of the Assembly because the
\nGeneral Election Commission appointed him to represent an
\nappointed group known as the \"Representatives of Social Groups\".
\nIt is still fresh in our minds that his appointment led to
\ncontroversy because it was Abdurrahman that declared the
\nestablishment of the National Awakening Party.<\/p>\n
Therefore, the above statement made by the NU chairman in
\nconnection with the demand that Abdurrahman step down is both
\nabsurd and ridiculous because on the one hand, the board of NU
\nrejects the replacement of Abdurrahman as President without going
\nthrough a general election, while on the other, Abdurrahman got
\nhis Assembly membership without directly being elected by the
\npeople in a general election.<\/p>\n
SUBAGIO ANAM<\/p>\n
Legislator<\/p>\n
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