Gibran's Impeachment Process: MPR is the Final Chamber, 'The Ball Has Not Reached Us Yet'
The Vice Speaker of the Indonesian People's Consultative Assembly (MPR) stated that the MPR's role in the impeachment process of Vice President Gibran Rakabuming Raka is the final stage. However, he clarified that no official proposal for the use of the Right to Express Opinion (HMP) from the House of Representatives (DPR) has yet reached the MPR.
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