
a. The Political Situation of the Liberal Democracy Period
After returning to being a unitary state, Indonesia adopted a Liberal Democracy system (1950–1959) with a parliamentary government. In this system, the government is led by the prime minister. The President was the head of state in political developments during the liberal democracy and guided democracy era.
The political system during the Liberal Democracy era encouraged the development of political parties because the Liberal Democracy system adopted a multiparty system. The existence of many political parties taking part in the government in Indonesia has led to the emergence of competition between parties. The strongest parties took over power which resulted in frequent cabinet changes. During this Liberal Democracy era, there were seven cabinet changes. The average Cabinet term is only one year old. The cabinets are as follows.
1). Natsir Cabinet (September 1950 – March 1951).
2). Suliman Cabinet (April 1951 … Read More