MPR leaders meet with Constitutional Court judges

Leaders of Indonesia's People's Consultative Assembly (MPR) visited the Constitutional Court (MK) in Jakarta on Wednesday, July 8, 2026, for a "National Silaturahmi" (gathering). The primary agenda involved discussions on institutional respect and preparations for the upcoming Annual Session, for which the Constitutional Court is an invited body.

MPR Chairman Ahmad Muzani stated that the discussions covered various topics, carefully avoiding matters within the Constitutional Court's judicial purview. He emphasized the agreement between the MPR and MK to respect each other's roles in safeguarding the people's sovereignty. Muzani highlighted the MPR's mandate to amend the 1945 Constitution and the MK's authority to interpret it, stressing a mutual commitment to avoid interfering in each other's internal affairs.

Despite agreeing on non-interference, Muzani noted that both institutions resolved to maintain communication regarding constitutional interpretation. He asserted that the MPR, as the body that amended the 1945 Constitution, possesses the deepest understanding of it. "Therefore, before the Court makes a decision on interpretation, we remind them, we convey that they should listen to the views of the MPR when the 1945 Constitution was amended," he said.

The closed-door meeting lasted approximately 120 minutes. Muzani was accompanied by MPR Deputy Chairmen Hidayat Nur Wahid, Rusdi Kirana, Edhie Baskoro Yudhoyono, and MPR Secretary-General Siti Fauziah. The Constitutional Court was represented by its chairman, vice-chairmen, and several constitutional justices.