Thu, 08 Aug 2002

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Member Composition Authority Ratification Process _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Coalition For * a total of 99 members, A New comprising: Constitution - 2 reps from each province,

one man and one woman

- 39 experts

Kagama * a total of 45 members

- all experts, no need

for regional reps

PDI Perjuangan experts who solicit

public participation

Golkar * a total of 85 members

- 30 elected by MPR

- 15 academics

- 10 activists

- 30 regional reps

PKB * a total of 99 members

- 25 elected by MPR

- 20 academics

- 20 interest group reps

- 34 regional reps

TNI/Polri * a total of 75 members

- 32 regional reps

- 21 activists, experts

- 10 bureaucrats

- 12 MPR faction reps The Philippines * a total of 48 members

elected by president and

agreeing not to join or

include his/her political

party in the first election

under the new constitution

Thailand * a total of 99 members

- 76 regional reps

- 23 academics elected

by the people

South Africa * a total of 490 members

- 400 parliament members

- 90 senate members

form an independent

committee comprising experts

on constitutional law _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Source: Center for Electoral Reform (CETRO), 2002 Authority

Independent and permanent state institution with an active role in seeking input from general public, drafting a new constitution, and consulting with the people before drawing up final draft

Independent and permanent state institution with the support of the general public to amend the Constitution

Subordinate to MPR's working committee in synchronizing the amended Constitution

To synchronize the amended Constitution

Subordinate to the MPR in refining the Constitution

Subordinate to the MPR in synchronizing the amended Constitution

An independent commission with the full authority to collect input from the people and draft a new constitution

An independent constitutional drafting assembly with the full authority to collect input from the people and draft a new constitution

A constitution assembly with the full authority to collect input from the people and draft a new constitution

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MPR has no right to deli- berate commission's draft constitution. A referendum would be held should MPR refuse to pass the draft

Similar to Coalition

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MPR will endorse the draft in the Annual Session

MPR may intervene to add particular articles to draft

A referendum would be held if MPR rejects draft, or new draft would be drawn up

Held a public debate on the draft and held it up to a referendum. 85% of people approved the new constitution

National Assembly holds a vote on whether to accept draft. Otherwise, a referendum will be held

The final draft of the new constitution has to obtain 60% of vote of the Assembly before the president enacts it