<![CDATA[This study examines the relationship between the configuration of government party coalitions in the House of Representatives (HoR) and the frequency of the right of inquiry usage during the presidencies of Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono (SBY) and Joko Widodo (Jokowi). This research employs a normative juridical approach utilizing secondary data obtained through library research, which is subsequently analyzed descriptively with deductive conclusions. The findings reveal that both the SBY and Jokowi administrations share a common pattern, namely a consistent increase in coalition seat share from the beginning to the end of each presidential term, accompanied by a decline in the frequency of right of inquiry usage in the second term. Under SBY’s presidency, the government coalition in parliament grew from 30.49% at the outset of the first term to 75.53% by the end of the second term, correspondingly alongside a reduction in right of inquiry proposals from 13 to merely 1. A similar trend occurred during Jokowi's presidency, where the coalition expanded from 36.96% at the beginning of the first term to 83.65% by the end of the second term, with right of inquiry proposals declining from 3 to none at all. Nevertheless, this study concludes that the quantity of government coalition seats in the HoR does not, in itself, constitute the primary determinant in the utilization of the right of inquiry as a parliamentary oversight mechanism.]]>
Copyrights © 2026
