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Indonesia is governed under the constitution of 1945, which was restored in 1959. The unicameral legislature is the 500-member House of Representatives (Dewan Perwakilan Rakyat or DPR), 462 of whom are popularly elected and 38 of whom are appointed from the military. This body plus 500 indirectly selected members make up the People's Consultative Assembly (Majelis Permusyawaratan Rakyat or MPR), which meets every five years to determine national policy and to elect the president and vice president. The president, who is the chief executive, appoints a cabinet. For over 30 years, until 1999, the government was essentially controlled by the quasi-official Golkar party. Administratively, the country is divided into 27 provinces, 2 special regions, and the special capital city district of Jakarta.
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