'I am disappointed by Sutiyoso's reelection'<\/p>\n
Governor Sutiyoso's reelection has sparked public controversy due
\nto his unfavorable track record during his tenure. The Jakarta
\nPost talked to some people on the street to find out what they
\nthought about Sutiyoso.<\/p>\n
Paulus, 16, a second grader vocational school student at a
\nnoted private school in Pulo Raya, South Jakarta. He lives with
\nhis family in Ciledug, South Jakarta:<\/p>\n
I'm disappointed that Sutiyoso was reelected. His unfavorable
\ntrack record in the July 27 tragedy still made the public
\ndistrust his reputation.<\/p>\n
With such an unaccountable figure, what could we expect from
\nhim in the next gubernatorial term?<\/p>\n
It seems that his policies do not touch the hearts of every
\nJakartan. Therefore, I hesitate that he should have stronger
\ncommitments and better actions to improve the city's conditions.<\/p>\n
In his term as governor, he could not minimize the street
\ncrimes, the slums and other social problems. He might be capable
\nbut he fails to take real action to solve the problems.<\/p>\n
But if I disagree, will it change anything?<\/p>\n
Abdul Cholil, a vendor who sells watches at a market in Taman
\nPuring, South Jakarta, where he and many other vendors do
\nbusiness, was gutted by fire in June 2002. The city
\nadministration is reconstructing it, despite the fact that Taman
\nPuring is part of the city's green area. Cholil lives in
\nKebayoran Baru. He visits his wife and children in Cirebon, West
\nJava, every month:<\/p>\n
I don't have any comments on politics including the issue on
\nthe reelection of Sutiyoso.<\/p>\n
As a matter of fact he is good leader. Well, at least that's
\nwhat I've seen so far. It is him who ordered the reconstruction
\nof the market here following the fire.<\/p>\n
But, personally if I were to choose, I would never side with a
\nperson like him. He won the election because he has power and
\nmoney to buy friends.<\/p>\n
I don't think he could win if people like us have the right to
\nvote in the election. He won because of his colleagues' votes.<\/p>\n
However, I am not really concerned about it. Whoever leads the
\ncity is not important. The most important thing is that we can
\nsurvive.<\/p>\n
Sutisna, a taxi driver for seven years. He resides in
\nCilangkap, East Jakarta:<\/p>\n
I don't have any comments on Sutiyoso's reelection because I
\ndon't really follow politics. But I think he should not have
\nrenominated himself in the first place.<\/p>\n
It would be much better if he had passed the governorship to
\nsomebody else. It's not good if you hold an important position
\nfor too long.<\/p>\n
Sutiyoso was just doing OK in the past five years, not a bad
\nperformance but not exemplary also.<\/p>\n
One of his success stories is that he managed to create more
\ntraffic jams. Look on the streets, the traffic is jammed
\neverywhere as more and more new cars ply the streets.<\/p>\n
Purnomo, a taxi driver. He resides in Ciputat, South Jakarta
\nwith his family:<\/p>\n
I don't know how to judge Sutiyoso as he had his good and bad
\npoints during his term.<\/p>\n
His good points, among other things, is that development went
\nsmoothly. Look at all the new buildings over the city. You would
\nnot think that several years ago parts of the city were ruined
\nduring the 1998 mass riots.<\/p>\n
Sutiyoso managed to lead the city reconstruction during the
\nhard times. Well, most of the buildings are privately-owned.<\/p>\n
His biggest success is the closure of the Kramat Tunggak
\nbrothel in North Jakarta. No other governor dared to do such a
\nthing.<\/p>\n
Sutiyoso, however, failed to properly manage the big floods
\nearlier this year. Indeed it was a natural disaster but the
\nresponse was very bad. Most of the relief came too late.<\/p>\n
Not to mention that he gave many new taxi licenses.
\nNowadays, our lives are already poor. The presence of new taxis
\nin great numbers may become a threat to our income.<\/p>",
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