Next election will be better<\/p>\n
Let Mr. Soeharto's recent comment serve as motivation.<\/p>\n
Former president Soeharto's doubt that the upcoming general
\nelection, slated for June 7, 1999, will fail need not be
\nresponded to with cynicism. Neither must it give rise to a
\nsuspicion that he is up on his sleeve for a comeback. As good
\ncitizens who long for peace and unity, let us all join forces to
\nensure that the general election will be successful. It is now
\ntime for all citizens to actively take part in the general
\nelection and vote for really reform-minded parties. It is also a
\ngolden opportunity now for the election commission (KPU) and the
\nreformists to prove that the Reform Order is capable of doing
\nbetter things than past regimes, irrespective of the fact that
\nthere are still antireform elements in the Reform Order itself.<\/p>\n
While the past elections, with only three contestants, were
\nprepared well in one to two years, they could not, in the words
\nof experts and also Soeharto, be held honestly and fairly. Let us
\n-- all parties\/groups -- now support the KPU to prove to the
\npessimists that although the general election has been prepared
\nin a very short time (only a few months) and although there are
\nsome other limitations, the upcoming elections will be better, in
\nterms of honesty and fairness, than the previous ones.<\/p>\n
Some experts have commented that many newly established
\npolitical parties are not really ready for the general election.
\nThis, in my opinion, is none of KPU's business. Let history be
\nthe judge of these parties and test their real power. This is the
\nmost appropriate time to announce the dawn of a program-oriented
\nera.<\/p>\n
Political parties good at making promises will finally be
\nabandoned by their followers. Political parties whose programs
\nare not popular will finally die because of their unpopularity.
\nThey will all be dumped into the dustbin of history. (Remember
\nthe law of life \"the survival of the fittest\"). Only the best
\npolitical parties will take us to a New Indonesia. These
\npolitical parties will win the general election gallantly,
\nhonestly and fairly. They are devoid of dishonest practices and
\nother political sins such as intimidation and empty promises.<\/p>\n
SAHAT SITORUS<\/p>\n
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