Lestari Moerdijat Says MPR Annual Session a Benchmark for National Development

Deputy Speaker of the MPR RI, Lestari Moerdijat (Rerie), has assessed that the MPR RI Annual Session holds strategic significance for the continuity and achievement of various national development targets. This forum, Rerie asserted, is the epicentre of national thought to ensure that national development reaches all regions and sides with the interests of the people.

“The MPR RI Annual Session is not merely an annual ceremony, but rather a benchmark for the continuity of development and a space for public accountability,” said Rerie on Friday (14/8/2026).

Rerie added that the success of national development must be measured by its ability to answer the needs of society evenly.

“The state address and the Financial Note must reflect the government’s commitment to addressing inequality, strengthening food and energy security, and promoting downstream industrialisation. All of this must ultimately lead to improving the people’s welfare,” explained the member of Commission X of the DPR RI.

Rerie highlighted the importance of the role of regions in national development. According to her, regional aspirations must become part of the mainstream of national policy so that development is not concentrated solely in Java.

“Indonesia has a diverse geographical landscape and economic base. Therefore, the development approach cannot be uniform from one region to another,” said the member of the High Council of the NasDem Party.

With the convening of this Annual Session, Rerie hopes that all elements of the nation can synergise in carrying out the development agenda.

“We want Indonesia not only to be a source of raw materials and a market, but to become a producer and creator of added value. The national interest must be the compass, and that can only be realised if there is good orchestration between the centre and the regions,” she concluded.