To accommodate the political parties , Suharto backed out of the notion of a district system .
To accommodate the political parties , Suharto began supporting proportional representation ; the trade - off being that the Government would be able to appoint some of the DPR members .
To accommodate the political parties , Suharto backed out of the notion of a district system and began supporting proportional representation ; the trade - off being that the Government would be able to appoint some of the DPR members .