Decrease in the function of the people’s representative council of the republic of Indonesia in the policy of relocating the archipelago’s capital city

Abstract

Various problems will arise regarding the transfer of the national capital from Jakarta to Kalimantan Province after the passing of Law Number 3 of 2022 concerning the new national capital. The legislative function of the House of Representatives is very minimal regarding the formation of the New National Capital Law. This research analyses the minimal legislative function of the House of Representatives in the policy of relocating the new state capital. This research uses a qualitative approach method. The data-collection technique used in this research is based on a literature review. The results of this research show that the presidential executive body is more dominant in formulating policy rules for relocating the new capital city. The House of Representatives, as a legislative institution, has not yet optimally carried out its role in providing input and monitoring the policy regulations for relocating the archipelago’s capital city. The House of Representatives did not optimally carry out its supervisory function, especially in using the right of inquiry to review the negative impact of the policy on nature conservation. The House of Representatives has also not yet fully investigated the certainty of the projected revenue achievement of the development budget sources for the archipelago’s capital, the total budget of which reaches IDR 466 trillion. Keywords: capital of the Archipelago; check and balance; right to inquiry of the house of representatives.