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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