In July 1959 , Sukarno reinstated the 1945 Constitution which gave wider executive and legislative powers to the president. He also suspended the parliament because he said the political parties no longer represented the people. Instead he appointed a "cooperative parliament". Differences of opinions could be expressed, but there was to be no formal voting on issues; all decisions were to be made by traditional Indonesian means like Mushawara (deliberation) and Gotong Sojong (consensus)
Sukarno talked of Indonesia as the leader of the New Emerging Forces.
During his presidency, debt soared, inflation and corruption increased. Export and production dropped.