As such, the nine factions (in the DPR) have conveyed their views. We ask the session of the honorary council whether the bill formulated at the initiative of the House Commission II on (the establishment of) Southwest Papua province can be endorsedJakarta (ANTARA) - The House of Representatives (DPR) has endorsed the bill on the establishment of Southwest Papua province as a DPR-initiated bill.
The DPR reached the agreement during the 28th plenary meeting of its fifth session (2021–2022) at the parliament building here on Thursday.
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DPR Deputy House Speaker Rachmad Gobel, who led the session, allocated five minutes to speakers of DPR factions to present their faction's views.
He suggested that the views be delivered in writing to the DPR leadership to shorten the meeting time on account of the recent COVID-19 spike in the country.
He later urged all factions to endorse the bill that was formulated at the initiative of the House Commission II into a DPR-proposed bill.
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"As such, the nine factions (in the DPR) have conveyed their views. We ask the session of the honorary council whether the bill formulated at the initiative of the House Commission II on (the establishment of) Southwest Papua province can be endorsed into a DPR-proposed bill?” he asked DPR members.
“Agree,” answered the members.
The plenary meeting brought together 337 out of 575 DPR members. Of the 337 DPR members, 105 came in person and 232 attended the meeting online.
The plenary meeting was the closing plenary meeting of the fifth session of the DPR. The DPR members are later scheduled to take a recess until August 15, 2022.
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Translator: Syaiful Hakim, Suharto
Editor: Fardah Assegaf
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