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Crisis, reform and recovery
governing body. The MPR met quinquennially, within a few months after a parliamentary election, to elect the president and vice-president and establish the broad outlines of state policy for the next five-year term. The president holds a mandate from the assembly to carry out the program. Below the assembly is the parliament or DPR (Dewan Perwakilan Rakyat), which meets annually. Parliament is responsible for 176 Indonesia: crisis, reform and recovery 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 legislation and must approve the budget submitted to it each year by the government