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"Pengaturan mengenai pemilihan kembali re-election jabatan presiden diatur di dalam konstitusi berbagai negara, khususnya negara-negara yang menganut sistem pemerintahan presidensial. Dalam sistem pemerintahan presidensial, presiden memiliki kekuasaan yang besar dan ekstensif, sehingga pengaturan mengenai re-election dijadikan instrumen untuk mengontrol kekuasaan lembaga eksekutif. Di Indonesia, pengaturan mengenai pembatasan masa jabatan presiden diatur dalam Pasal 7 Undang-Undang Dasar UUD 1945 setelah perubahan. Melalui pendekatan historis dan komparatif, penelitian berbentuk yuridis-normatif ini dilakukan untuk mencari sinkornisasi peraturan terkait metode pemilihan kembali jabatan presiden di Indonesia, serta penelitian ini dilakukan untuk mencari metode pemilihan kembali jabatan presiden yang tepat untuk Indonesia. Perumus Pasal pembatasan masa jabatan presiden di UUD 1945 menghendaki seseorang hanya dua kali dapat dipilih baik secara beruturut-turut, maupun tidak immediate reelection. Berdasarkan alasan menjaga hubungan antara presiden dan rakyat, pencegahan adanya akumulasi kekuasaan dan pendorong adanya regenerasi pejabat publik ndash; yaitu dalam hal ini Presiden Republik Indonesia, metode immediate reelection merupakan metode pemilihan kembali jabatan presiden yang tepat untuk Indonesia. Walau begitu, beberapa komponen dari pengaturan pemilihan kembali jabatan presiden di Indonesia masih memiliki kekurangan, yaitu tidak sesuai dengan materi muatannya. Pengaturan di UU Pemilihan Umum Nomor 7 Tahun 2017 terkait kapan seseorang yang menggantikan jabatan presiden secara permanen dihitung telah menjabat selama satu periode masih sebatas penjelasan dalam norma Pasal 169 huruf n, dan pengaturannya belum menggunakan asas proporsional. Pengubahan UUD untuk membuat pengaturan yang lebih rinci dan jelas terkait pembatasan masa jabatan presiden diperlukan agar tercapai esensi dari pengimplementasian sistem pemerintahan presidensial di Indonesia.

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The regulation of presidency re election is governed in the constitutions of various countries, especially those that embrace presidential government systems. In a presidential system of government, the president has great and extensive powers, so the arrangement of re election is used as an instrument to control the power of the executive. In Indonesia, the regulation on the limitation of the term in office of the president is stipulated in Article 7 of the Amendment of 1945 Constitution. Through historical and comparative approach, this juridical normative research is conducted to find the synchronization of regulation related to the method of presidency re election in Indonesia, and this research is done to find the appropriate method of presidency re election for Indonesia. The framers of Article 7 concerning limitation of president tenure in office in the Amendment of 1945 Constitution requires a person to maximumly be elected twice either consecutively or not immediate reelection.

Based on the reasons to maintain the relationship between the president and the people, to prevent the accumulation of power, and to encourage the regeneration of public officials in this case the President of the Republic of Indonesia, the immediate reelection method is the appropriate method of presidency re election for Indonesia. However, some components of the provisions of presidency re election in Indonesia still have shortcomings, which are not in accordance with the material content. The regulation in the Law of the General Election No. 7 of 2017 concerning when a person who replaces the presidency permanently counted has held office for one period is still stipulated in the explanation of the norm of Article 169 letter n, and the arrangement does not use the proportional principle. It is expected that Indonesia has a more detail and clear arrangements in the constitution related to the limitation of presidential term in order to achieve the essence of the implementation of presidential government system in Indonesia. "

"Pengujian undang-undang terhadap Undang-Undang Dasar Negara Republik Indonesia Tahun 1945 (UUD NRI Tahun 1945) merupakan kewenangan yang diberikan UUD NRI Tahun 1945 kepada Mahkamah Konstitusi. Akibat hukum dari pengujian suatu undang-undang yang tidak sesuai dengan konstitusi ditentukan lebih lanjut dalam Pasal 56 dan Pasal 57 Undang-Undang Nomor 24 Tahun 2003 tentang Mahkamah Konstitusi, yaitu tidak mempunyai kekuatan hukum mengikat. Suatu undang-undang dinyatakan tidak mempunyai kekuatan hukum mengikat, dikarenakan prosedur pembentukan tidak sesuai UUD NRI Tahun 1945 atau materi muatan ayat, pasal, dan/atau bagian dari undang-undang bertentangan dengan UUD NRI Tahun 1945. Mendasari ketentuan Pasal 56 dan Pasal 57 Undang-Undang Mahkamah Konstitusi tersebut dapat dipahami bahwa inti dari kewenangan Mahkamah Konstitusi dalam pengujian undang-undang adalah untuk membatalkan norma yang bertentangan dengan UUD NRI Tahun 1945. Akan tetapi, dalam beberapa putusannya, Mahkamah Konstitusi tidak hanya membatalkan norma, melainkan juga membuat norma yang berakibat pada terjadinya perubahan UUD NRI Tahun 1945 melalui penafsiran. Kendati perubahan UUD NRI Tahun 1945 melalui penafsiran Mahkamah Konstitusi tersebut tidak ditentukan dalam UUD NRI Tahun 1945, namun hal tersebut diperlukan untuk memastikan UUD NRI Tahun 1945 tetap sesuai dengan kebutuhan dan perkembangan ketatanegaraan. Dengan menggunakan metode penelitian yuridis normatif, tesis ini akan menjelaskan 2 (dua) pokok bahasan. Pertama, sebab terjadinya perubahan UUD NRI Tahun 1945 melalui penafsiran Mahkamah Konstitusi. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa Mahkamah Konstitusi melakukan penafsiran konstitusi dalam pengujian undang-undang dengan memberikan makna tekstual (textual meaning) terhadap UUD NRI Tahun 1945 melalui pemaknaan yang berbeda dari makna asli (original meaning) UUD NRI Tahun 1945. Sehingga, secara materiil terjadi perubahan UUD NRI Tahun 1945 yang disebabkan adanya penafsiran Mahkamah Konstitusi yang menganggap kalimat konstitusi tidak jelas atau tidak memberikan jalan keluar. Kedua, akibat hukum perubahan UUD NRI Tahun 1945 melalui penafsiran Mahkamah Konstitusi. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa: (i) terjadi perubahan makna tekstual terhadap UUD NRI Tahun 1945 yang berakibat pada terjadinya perubahan implementasi ketentuan UUD NRI Tahun 1945; dan (ii) wewenang MPR untuk mengubah UUD NRI Tahun 1945 tidak menjadi hilang setalah perubahan UUD NRI Tahun 1945 melalui penafsiran Mahkamah Konstitusi. Sebab, wewenang MPR untuk mengubah UUD NRI Tahun 1945 merupakan wewenang atribusi yang bersumber dari UUD NRI Tahun 1945, sehingga tidak akan hilang sepanjang tidak dihapus dari UUD NRI Tahun 1945.

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The judicial review of the Constitution of the Republic of Indonesia 1945 (UUD NRI Tahun 1945) is an authority given to the Constitutional Court by the UUD NRI Tahun 1945. The legal consequences of reviewing a law that is inconsistent with the constitution are further specified in Article 56 and Article 57 of Law Number 24 of 2003 concerning the Constitutional Court, namely that they do not have binding legal force. A law is declared to have no binding legal force because its formulation is not in accordance with the UUD NRI Tahun 1945 or the contents of paragraphs, articles and/or parts of the procedural law are contrary to the UUD NRI Tahun 1945. Based on the provisions of Article 56 and Article 57 of the Law It can be understood that the essence of the Constitutional Court's authority in reviewing laws is to abolish norms that are contrary to the UUD NRI Tahun 1945. However, in several of its decisions, the Constitutional Court not only annuls norms, but also makes norms that result in fatal in the occurrence of amendments to the UUD NRI Tahun 1945 through monitoring. Although the amendment to the UUD NRI Tahun 1945 through the stipulation of the Constitutional Court was not specified in the UUD NRI Tahun 1945, this was necessary to ensure that the UUD NRI Tahun 1945 remained in accordance with the needs and developments of the state administration. By using normative juridical research methods, this thesis will explain 2 (two) main topics. First, the reason for the amendment to the UUD NRI Tahun 1945 through the interpretation of the Constitutional Court. The results of the study show that the Constitutional Court interprets the constitution in judicial review by giving a textual meaning to the UUD NRI Tahun 1945 through a different meaning from the original meaning of the UUD NRI Tahun 1945. Thus, materially there was a change in the UUD NRI Tahun 1945 due to the interpretation of the Constitutional Court which considered the sentence of the constitution to be unclear or did not provide a way out. Second, the legal consequences of changing the UUD NRI Tahun 1945 through the interpretation of the Constitutional Court. The results showed that: (i) there was a change in the textual meaning of the UUD NRI Tahun 1945 which resulted in a change in the implementation of the provisions of the UUD NRI Tahun 1945; and (ii) the MPR’s authority to amend the UUD NRI Tahun 1945 was not lost after the amendment to the UUD NRI Tahun 1945 was through the interpretation of the Constitutional Court. This is because the MPR’s authority to amend the UUD NRI Tahun 1945 is an attribution authority originating from the UUD NRI Tahun 1945, so it will not be lost as long as it is not removed from the UUD NRI Tahun 1945"

"Salah satu permasalahan ketatanegaraan yang perlu dikaji secara akademis untuk mendapatkan jawaban akademis adalah permasalahan pengisian jabatan Presdien dan Wakil Presiden di Indonesia. Secara teoritis Pengisian jabatan dapat ditafsirkan dalam 2 (dua) persepktif, Pertama dalam artian sempit pengisian jabatan hanya dipahami sebagai sebuah proses pengisian jabatan apabila terjadi kekosongan jabatan Presiden dan Wakil Presiden saja. Kedua dalam artian luas pengisian jabatan dapat dipahami sebagai suatu proses atau mekanisme yang didalamnya memuat ketentuan tentang syarat calon, mekanisme pengisian jabatan, masa jabatan dan dalam hal terjadi kekosongan jabatan. Penelitian yang terangkum dalam Tesis ini mengkaji pengisian jabatan Presiden dan Wakil Presiden di Indonesia dalam artian luas. Di Indonesia pengaturan tentang pengisian jabatan Presiden dan Wakil Presiden ini tercantum dalam Ketentuan pasal 6, 6A, 7, dan pasal 8 Undang-Undang Dasar 1945 dan Undang-Undang RI No. 42 Tahun 2008 Tentang Pemilu Presiden dan Wakil Presiden Republik Indonesia. Bertitik tolak pada penjelasan sebelumnya, tesis ini menganalisis 3 permasalahan utama yang akan terbagi dalam beberapa sub-bab. yakni menganalisis pengisian jabatan Presiden dan Wakil Presdien di Indonesia khsusnya setelah perubahan, kemudian menganalisis dan mengkaji pengisian jabatan Presiden dan Wakil Presiden di beberapa negara dan terakhir merumuskan konsep ideal berkenaan dengan pengisian jabatan Presiden dan Wakil Presiden. Penelitian dalam Tesis ini diklasifikasikan sebagai penelitian dengan tipe decriptive explanatory, yakni dengan mengumpulkan dan menyimpulkan informasi tentang permasalahan yang diteliti. Sementara studi explanatory digunakan untuk menjelaskan dan menghitung informasi deskriptif. Pendekatan dalam penelitian ini adalah penelitian kualitatif. Selain itu untuk memperdalam analisis dalam tesis ini, metode comparative analysis digunakan untuk mendapatkan fokus studi yang khusus dalam masyarakat yang berbeda. Sebagai bahan perbandingan, tesis ini menganalisis 8 (delapan) negara yakni, Amerika Serikat, Republik Federasi Brazil, Republik Federasi Argentina, Republik Prancis, Singapura, Republik Philippines, Republik Islam Iran dan Federasi Russia Setelah melakukan analisis maka dapat disimpulkan bahwa Pengisian jabatan Presiden dan Wakil Presiden di Indonesia dari masa kemasa mengalami perkembangan yang sangat pesat. Pemilu Presiden dan Wakil Presiden di Indonesia mengalami pergeseran dari sistem indirect vote menjadi direct vote. Secara teoritis pemilu Presiden dan Wakil Presiden menganut sistem dukungan suara mutlak mayoritas (absolute majority) dengan Prinsip pemilu dua putaran (two round system).

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One of constitutional issues which need to be reviewed academically in order to get the academic answer is the issue of filling the positions of president and vice president of Indonesia. The positions filling can be interpreted theoretically into two perspectives, first, in a narrow sense the positions filling can be seen as a process of positions filling if there are merely the vacancy of president and vice president position. Second, in a broad sense, the positions filling can be seen as a process or a mechanism which contain stipulation of the candidate, mechanism of positions filling, term of office, and vacancy of positions.

The summarized research in this thesis conducted the study of the positions filling of president and vice president of Indonesia in a broad sense. In Indonesia, the regulation of the positions filling of president and vice president is included in the provision of article 6, 6A, 7, and 8 the constitution of 1945 and the constitution of RI no. 42 2008 regarding the general election of president and vice president of Indonesia.

As noted above, this thesis analysed three main problems which will be divided into some sub-chapters. That are analysing the position filling of president and vice president in Indonesia, specifically after the alteration, analysing and reviewing the positions filling of president and vice president in some states, and ultimately formulating the ideal concept regarding the positions filling of president and vice president.

This research is classified as the descriptive explanatory, which is collecting and concluding the information about the observed problems. Whereas the explanatory study is conducted to describe and to account the descriptive information. This approach is a qualitative research. Moreover, in deepening the analysis, the comparative analysis method is conducted to get the specific study focus in diverse society.

As the matter of comparison, this thesis analysed eight states, US, republic federation of Brazil, republic federation of Argentina, republic of France, Singapore, republic of Philippines, republic of Islam Iran, and republic of Russia. After conducting the analysis, it can be concluded that positions filling of president and vice president in Indonesia from time to time undergoes a rapid development. The general election of president and vice president in Indonesia undergoes a shift from the indirect vote system into the direct vote. The general election of president and vice president theoretically embraces the absolute majority supporting system with the principle of two round systems in general election."

"Tesis ini mengkaji mengenai eksistensi penjelasan Undang Undang Dasar Negara Republik Indonesia Tahun 1945 dan kaitannya dengan status hukum Penjelasan Undang Undang Undang Dasar tersebut sebelum dan setelah perubahan Undang Undang di Indonesia. Adapun beberapa permasalahan yang dibahas dalam penelitian tesis ini meliputi: (i) hubungan keterkaitan antara penjelasan Undang Undang Dasar dengan Pembukaan dan Batang Tubuh; (ii) status hukum penjelasan Undang Undang Dasar setelah diberlakukannya Pasal II Aturan Tambahan dalam naskah perubahan Undang Undang Dasar; dan (iii) status hukum penjelasan Undang Undang Dasar menurut teori dan ilmu perundang-undangan. Metode penelitian yang digunakan dalam penelitian tesis ini adalah penelitian yuridis normatif dengan tipologi penelitian eksplanatoris-evaluatif. Untuk menunjang penelitian ini, metode pendekatan yang dilakukan meliputi pendekatan perunundang-undangan, pendekatan historis, pendekatan perbandingan dan pendekatan konseptual. Hasil penelitian ini menunjukkan bahwa penjelasan Undang Undang Dasar memiliki keterkaitan yang erat dengan Pembukaan dan Batang Tubuh dan memiliki hubungan yang bersifat kausal organis yang membentuk sistem konstitusi Indonesia secara utuh. Hal tersebut dikarenakan secara filosofis-historis, bahwa penjelasan mengandung pokok-pokok pikiran pembukaan dan pasal-pasal serta merupakan deskripsi sejarah yang jelas dan terang, serta menggambarkan keseluruhan proses, ide, suasana kebatinan dan latar belakang yang bersifat kronologis terhadap keseluruhan norma dalam konstitusi. Secara yuridis, eksistensi dan fungsi penjelasan sebagai bagian inti konstitusi diperkuat dalam TAP MPRS No. XX/MPRS/1966 dan secara sosiologis norma penjelasan dilaksanakan bersama-sama norma dalam Batang Tubuh. Adapun status hukum penjelasan Undang Undang Dasar menjadi kabur dan tidak jelas setelah berlakunya Pasal II Aturan Tambahan pada naskah Perubahan Undang Undang Dasar sehingga menyebabkan banyaknya tafsir mengenai status hukum penjelasan Undang Undang dasar dan melahirkan perdebetan antara pihak yang setuju dengan eksistensi penjelasan dan pihak yang menolak eksistensi penjelasan. Padahal secara teoritis, Pasal II Aturan Tambahan tersebut tidaklah menyebabkan hilangnya status keberlakuan Penjelasan jika dihadapkan dengan sistem amandemen dan metode adendum. Maka dari itu, diperlukan adanya rumusan norma yang jelas dan peblisit untuk menghapus keberlakuannya dalam sistem ketatanegaraan Indonesia. Selain itu, eksistensi penjelasan perlu diakui secara tegas sebagai bagian konstitusi Indonesia untuk menghindari perdebatan mengenai eksistensinya di masa yang akan datang.

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This thesis examines the existence of the explanation of Indonesia’s Constitution of 1945 and its relation to the legal status of the Explanation of the Constitution before and after the amendment of constitution in Indonesia. Some of the problems discussed in this thesis research include: (i) the relationship between the explanation of the Constitution and the Preamble and the Torso of Constitution; (ii) the legal status of the explanation of the Constitution after the enactment of Article II of the Additional Rules in the amended text of the Constitution; and (iii) the legal status of the explanation of the Constitution according to the theory and science of legislation. The research method used in this thesis research is normative juridical research with a typology of explanatory-evaluative research. To support this research, the approach methods carried out include the statute approach, the historical approach, the comparative approach and the conceptual approach. The results of this study show that the explanation of the Constitution has a close relationship with the Preamble and torso and has an organizational causal relationship that forms the Indonesian constitutional system as a whole. This is because philosophically-historically, that explanation contains the points of the preamble mind and chapters and is a clear and clear description of history, as well as describing the whole process, ideas, atmosphere of spirituality and background that is chronological to the whole norm in the constitution. Juridically, the existence and function of explanation as a core part of the constitution is strengthened in the TAP MPRS No. XX/MPRS/1966 and sociologically the explanatory norms are implemented together with the norms in the Torso. The legal status of the explanation of the Constitution became vague and unclear after the enactment of Article II of the Additional Provision on the text of the Amendment to the Constitution, causing many interpretations of the legal status of the explanation of the Constitution and giving birth to a debit between parties who agree with the existence of explanations and parties who reject the existence of explanations. Whereas theoretically, Article II of the Additional Provision does not cause a loss of the status of the applicability of the Explanation if faced with a system of amendments and an addendum method. Therefore, it is necessary to formulate clear norms and regulations to remove their applicability in the Indonesian constitutional system. In addition, the existence of explanations needs to be expressly recognized as part of the Indonesian constitution to avoid debate about its existence in the future."

"ABSTRAKTesis ini membahas tentang keadilan politik dalam pemilihan presiden secara langsung sebagaimana dirumuskan dalam Perubahan Undang-Undang Dasar 1945 bagi rakyat yang berada di wilayah timur Indonesia dan pulau-pulau lain di luar Pulau Jawa, Madura, dan Sumatera. Penelitian ini adalah penelitian kualitatif dengan desain analisis deskriptif. Hasil penelitian menemukan bahwa perlu dirumuskan mekanisme baru dalam sistem pemilihan presiden secara langsung sehingga dapat memperhitungkan bobot politik suara rakyat sehingga keadilan politik dapat didistribusikan secara merata ke seluruh wilayah Indonesia tanpa merubah sistem pemilihan yang telah ditentukan melalui proses perubahan konstitusi pasca reformasi.

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ABSTRACTThis thesis discuss political justice of popular vote in presidential election system as noted in the amendment of constitution of 1945 for the people in the east Indonesia and they are living out of Java, Madura, and Sumatera Islands. It is a qualitative research by the descriptive analysis design. It found that Indonesia has to form a new mechanism of direct presidential election system considering the political weight of popular vote. So, political justice can be distributed into around of Indonesia zone without changing the presidential election system as determined through constitution amendment process after reformation era."

"Tesis ini membahas mengenai Pemilihan Umum Setelah Perubahan UUD NRI 1945 khususnya Pemilihan Umum Presiden dan Wakil Presiden, Pemilihan Umum anggota DPR, DPD dan DPRD dan Pemilihan Umum Kepala Daerah, yang dikaji berdasarkan studi risalah rapat selama Perubahan UUD NRI 1945 di MPR. Penelitian ini adalah penelitian kualitatif dengan desain deskriptif. Hasil penelitian menyarankan bahwa dalam rangka menyusun suatu pemilihan umum demokratis dan tetap berpijak kepada prinsip-prinsip kedaulatan rakyat agar tetap mengacu kepada ide dan nilainilai yang berkembang selama proses perubahan UUD NRI 1945.

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The focus of this study is general election in Indonesia, particularly election for the President and Vice President, Election for member of House of Representatives and Senate, and local election, of which are discussed in the study of minutes of meetings during Constitution Amendment in the Assembly. The results suggest that in order to construct a democratic election and remain grounded on the principles of popular sovereignty in order to keep referring to the ideas and values that developed during the process of changing the Constitution NRI 1945."

"Amandemen terhadap Undang-Undang Dasar 1945 telah mengubah banyak hal. Hal yang amat jelas terlihat terkait kekuasaan Presiden dan Dewan Perwakilan Rakyat dalam bidang legislasi.  Pasal 5 ayat (1) Undang-Undang Dasar sebelum amandemen menyatakan bahwa Presiden memegang kekuasaan membentuk undang-undang dengan persetujuan Dewan Perwakilan Rakyat sementara setelah amandemen Undang-Undang Dasar 1945 telah berganti menjadi Presiden berhak mengajukan rancangan undang-undang kepada Dewan Perwakilan Rakyat. Selain itu pada Pasal 20 ayat (1) Undang-Undang Dasar Sebelum Amandemen juga mengalami perubahan yakni yang sebelumnya menyatakan tiap-tiap undang-undang menghendaki persetujuan Dewan Perwakilan Rakyat berubah menjadi Dewan Perwakilan Rakyat memegang kekuasaan membentuk undang-undang. Hal ini menunjukan kekuasaan Presiden setelah perubahan UUD Tahun 1945 di bidang legislasi mengalami pengurangan secara signifikan. Ini memperlihatkan perubahan aturan yang berkenaan dengan kekuasaan Presiden oleh semua kalangan dianggap telah terjadi pergeseran dari executive heavy ke arah legislative heavy. Pasal 20 ayat (2) menyatakan setiap rancangan undang-undang dibahas oleh Dewan Perwakilan Rakyat dan Presiden untuk mendapat persetujuan bersama dan tercapainya checks and balances system dalam bidang legislasi pada Undang-Undang Dasar setelah amandemen. Walaupun telah tercapai nya prinsip checks and balances setelah amandemen UUD 1945, nyatanya pada prakteknya terdapat perselisihan/konflik yang terjadi antara Presiden dan DPR dalam bidang legislasi. Penelitian ini adalah penelitian kualitatif dengan desain analisis deskriptif. Permasalahan ini ditinjau dari perbandingan hukum dengan metode penelitian yuridis normatif dan penulisan bersifat deskriptif.

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Checs and Balances Mechanism of the President and the House of Representatives in Indonesia in the Function of Legislation Based on the 1945 Constitution Before and After the Amendment Amendments to the 1945 Constitution have changed many things. This is very clearly seen related to the power of the President and the House of Representatives in the field of legislation. Article 5 paragraph (1) of the Constitution before the amendment states that the President holds the power to form laws with the approval of the temporary House of Representatives after the amendment to the 1945 Constitution has changed to the President has the right to submit draft laws to the House of Representatives. In addition, Article 20 paragraph 1 of the Constitution Before the Amendment also underwent changes, namely that previously stated that each law required the approval of the House of Representatives to change to the House of Representatives holding the power to form laws. This shows that the power of the President after the amendment to the 1945 Constitution in the field of legislation has decreased significantly. This shows that changes in the rules relating to the power of the President by all groups are considered to have occurred a shift from executive heavy to legislative heavy. Article 20 paragraph (2) states that each draft law is discussed by the House of Representatives and the President for mutual approval and the achievement of a checks and balances system in the field of legislation in the Constitution after the amendment. Although the principle of checks and balances has been achieved after the amendment to the 1945 Constitution, in practice there are disputes/conflicts between the President and the DPR in the field of legislation. This research is a qualitative research with descriptive analysis design. This problem is viewed from a legal comparison with normative juridical research methods and descriptive writing."

"Pengisian jabatan presiden dan wakil presiden merupakan aspek utama pada sistem pemerintahan presidensial. Saat ini, mekanisme pengisian jabatan presiden dan wakil presiden Indonesia dilakukan melalui pemilihan umum. Namun, UUD NRI 1945 masih memberikan kewenangan kepada Majelis Permusyawaratan Rakyat untuk menyelenggarakan sidang pemilihan wakil presiden jika terjadi kekosongan jabatan atau pemilihan jabatan presiden dan wakil presiden jika terjadi kekosongan jabatan secara bersamaan sebagaimana menurut Pasal 8 ayat (2) dan ayat (3) UUD NRI 1945. Tulisan ini dihasilkan melalui penelitian normatif dengan metode kualitatif yang menjadikan sumber-sumber hukum sebagai landasan utama. Kesimpulan yang didapatkan adalah bahwa adanya kewenangan yang dimiliki oleh Majelis Permusyawaratan Rakyat dalam memilih lembaga kepresidenan sebagaimana menurut Pasal 8 ayat (2) dan ayat (3) UUD NRI 1945 merupakan pelaksanaan prinsip ‘checks and balances’ yang dibangun oleh UUD NRI 1945 dalam rangka penguatan sistem presidensial. Oleh sebab itu, penguatan sistem presidensial terkait kandungan Pasal 8 ayat (2) dan ayat (3) UUD NRI 1945 kedepannya perlu diatur secara komprehensif dalam suatu undang-undang terkait lembaga kepresidenan.

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Filling the positions of president and vice president is a major aspect of the presidential government system. Currently, the mechanism for filling the positions of president and vice president of Indonesia is carried out through general elections. However, the 1945 Constitution of the Republic of Indonesia still authorizes the People's Consultative Assembly to hold a vice presidential election session in the event of a vacancy in office or the election of the president and vice president in the event of a vacancy of office simultaneously as stated in Article 8 paragraph (2) and paragraph (3) of the Constitution of the Republic of Indonesia. 1945. This paper was produced through normative research with qualitative methods that use legal sources as the main basis. The conclusion obtained is that the existence of the authority possessed by the People's Consultative Assembly in choosing the presidential institution as stated in Article 8 paragraph (2) and paragraph (3) of the 1945 Constitution of the Republic of Indonesia is the implementation of the principle of 'checks and balances' developed by the 1945 Constitution of the Republic of Indonesia in order to strengthen presidential system. Therefore, strengthening the presidential system related to the contents of Article 8 paragraph (2) and paragraph (3) of the 1945 Constitution of the Republic of Indonesia needs to be comprehensively regulated in a law related to the presidential institution."

"According to 1945 Constitution amended during the General Assembly of the People Consultative Assembly in 1999, the House of Representatives as Legislative Institution has an important role. This has been proved by a shift of authority on drafting from the President to the House of Representatives on its legislation initiative. The shift related to the role and authority of the House on legislation is stipulated on Section 5 article (1) and Section 20 article (1) of 1945 Constitution. From the time when the 1999 -- 2004 House of Representatives was inaugurated on 1 October 1999, this reform era of the House of Representatives was considered as having a better performance on legislation compare with previous eras of the House of Representatives. The achievement of the House of Representatives during this period can be seen from the quantity and quality aspects. From quantity aspect, since October 1999 to June 2004 there had been a number of laws, while from the quality aspect it can be said that it was better than the previous periods. However, it is realized that the quality of the laws during this period was being challenge by the people. Even from the very beginning during the publication the draft, there had been critics from the people related to the draft.This thesis discusses about the implementation of legislative function as one main function of the House of Representatives. This thesis tries to explain to what extend the House of Representatives functioning as one indicator of democracy process. The main question of this thesis is trying to describe the conversion process that is how an input to the House of Representatives in form of initiative draft is being process as an output that is the law. The theory used here is David Easton system theory and Interest Group theory from Gabriel A. Almond, and Montesquieu's threefold division of political authority.This research uses qualitative research method with data gathering technique through in-depth interview and library study. The problem is being analyzed using a comprehensive integral approach, while the mechanism of the discussion is open, and the decision made based on discussion to reach an agreement.The research result shows that during conversion process, inputs from the society and interest groups were promptly articulated, categorized and unified, and then processed to become a draft of initiative of the House of Representatives. In some cases, there were also some initiative drafts of the House of Representatives after a joint discussion with the government that were never been approved by the President."