Creating a New Indonesia<\/p>\n
From Media Indonesia<\/p>\n
A New Indonesia is a state that is relatively free from the
\nNew Order regime viruses. We still do not know for sure which of
\nthe 48 registered political parties have been infected by those
\nviruses. Nevertheless we are sure that three big parties at least
\nare real reformists: the National Mandate Party (PAN), National
\nAwakening Party (PKB) and the Indonesian Democratic Party of
\nStruggle (PDI Perjuangan). There are in addition some relatively
\nsmall reform parties like the Indonesian Democratic Union Party
\n(PUDI) and the Democratic People's Party (PRD). The three big
\nparties have pledged a New Indonesia that will be just,
\nprosperous, will eradicate collusion, corruption and nepotism,
\nstraighten out the military's dual function, implement
\ndecentralization, respect human rights, enforce the law,
\nrefurbish the 1945 Constitution, abolish racial discrimination
\nand enforce democracy. They have just formed a coalition to
\nwaylay the pro-status quo parties (contaminated by the New Order
\nviruses).<\/p>\n
Therefore, with due apologies to the relatively small reform
\nparties, the strategy to establish rapidly a New Indonesia is to
\nfocus the choice only on PDI Perjuangan, PAN and PKB at the
\ngeneral election. By implementing this strategy, after the June 7
\nelection day, the Indonesian nation will be as if reborn with an
\nentirely different face. The self-sacrifice of the small parties
\nand that of voters of other alternatives will be a contribution
\nto this nation. Of course, this kind of strategy is only needed
\nin a situation that gives cause for concern like the present one.
\nAt the next general election we will abandon the strategy.<\/p>\n
AGUS DALIMI<\/p>\n
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