the youngest member of indonesia’s new parliament is sworn in at 23 years old
2024-10-01
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china news service, jakarta, october 1 (reporter li zhiquan) members of indonesia's new people's congress (parliament) and the new people's consultative conference (people's association) were sworn in on october 1. the youngest member of congress is 23 years old. .
the swearing-in ceremony was held at the jakarta parliament building. the terms of 580 members of congress and 152 local representative council members are from 2024 to 2029. this also means that indonesia has officially formed a new congress and people’s association. according to indonesia's political system, the people's consultative assembly is jointly composed of the people's congress (parliament) and the council of local representatives. it is responsible for formulating, amending and promulgating the constitution, and supervising the president.
indonesian media reported that buan maharani is expected to continue to serve as speaker of the national assembly. buan is the daughter of former indonesian president megawati and the granddaughter of indonesia's first president sukarno. she made history five years ago when she became the first woman to hold the position.
compared with the previous term, the number of members of the current congress has increased from 575 to 580, while the number of local representatives has increased from 136 to 152.
among the members of congress sworn in that day, 23-year-old annisa mahesa was the youngest member. there are also many celebrities among them, such as well-known actors, singers, tv show hosts, etc.
in their oaths, the congressmen stated that they would seriously and fairly perform the duties entrusted by the country and the people. indonesian president joko widodo attended and witnessed the inauguration ceremony. (over)
