DPD Applauds Central Government's Regional Spending in Front of Prabowo

The Annual Session of the People’s Consultative Assembly of the Republic of Indonesia (MPR RI) and the Joint Session of the House of Representatives (DPR) and the Regional Representative Council (DPD) ahead of the 81st Anniversary of Indonesian Independence were held on Friday, 14 August 2026 at the Nusantara Building, MPR/DPR/DPD Complex, Senayan, Jakarta.

Chairman of the DPD RI, Sultan Baktiar Najamudin, stated that Pancasila was bequeathed by the nation’s founders, who chose a unitary state form with regions as its pillars. Provinces, regencies and cities are granted the authority to govern and administer themselves according to the principle of autonomy.

The DPD RI appreciates the administration of President Prabowo and Vice President Gibran Rakabumingraka for taking strategic steps to restore state control over land, water and natural resources for the prosperity of the people.

President Prabowo’s economic transformation is like pulling a thorn from the flesh — painful yet essential to achieve a sovereign and prosperous Indonesia. The ‘thorns’ being removed include import dependency, low value-added of natural resources, inefficiency and obstacles that erode national competitiveness.