Next govt may not be effective: Expert<\/p>\n
Kurniawan Hari, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta<\/p>\n
President-elect Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono may have won by a
\nlandslide, but it is questionable how effective his
\nadministration will be because most regional administrations and
\nlegislatures are controlled by different political parties,
\nanalysts say.<\/p>\n
Riswandha Imawan of Gadjah Mada University in Yogyakarta said
\non Monday that each political party has its own platform and
\nprograms.<\/p>\n
\"The problem is whether regional administrations and
\nlegislators coming from other parties will be willing to follow
\nthe programs of the president-elect. There could be big problems
\nin the state administration in the next five years,\" he said
\nduring a discussion here on Monday.<\/p>\n
He said that Susilo, from the Democratic Party, would likely
\nrun into opposition to his policies from the House of
\nRepresentatives, the majority of whose members are from the
\nGolkar Party and the Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle
\n(PDI-P).<\/p>\n
Golkar, PDI-P, the Prosperous Peace Party (PDS), the Reform
\nStar Party (PBR) and the Concern for the Nation Functional Party
\n(PKPB) have formed a loose coalition in the House and
\nlegislatures across the country.<\/p>\n
At the provincial level, Riswandha said, Golkar and the PDI-P
\ncontrol local legislatures, while some local executives are from
\nother political parties. Golkar and the PDI-P are the major
\npolitical powers in local legislatures.<\/p>\n
In North Sumatra, for example, Golkar and the PDI-P dominate
\nthe legislature with 20 percent and 15 percent of the seats,
\nrespectively. Susilo's Democratic Party controls only 7 percent
\nof the seats.<\/p>\n
The PDI-P and Golkar also dominate the Central Java provincial
\nlegislature, with 29 percent and 15 percent of the seats,
\nrespectively, while the Democratic Party has 6.6 percent of the
\nseats.<\/p>\n
Riswandha predicted that the state administration over the
\nnext five years would not be as smooth as it was under President
\nMegawati. \"Welcome to the complicated state administration,\" he
\nsaid.<\/p>\n
Analyst J. Kristiadi of the Centre for Strategic and
\nInternational Studies raised similar concerns. He said the
\ncomplicated situation was the result of the disharmony between
\nthe presidential election system and the political party system.<\/p>\n
\"The direct presidential election system does not match the
\nmultiparty system. This must be revised in the future,\" he told
\nThe Jakarta Post.<\/p>\n
Both Kristiadi and Riswandha suggested that Susilo improve his
\ncommunication with political leaders and the people.<\/p>\n
\"Susilo must be able to control issues in local
\nadministrations, otherwise his administration will not run
\neffectively,\" Riswandha said.<\/p>\n
He said Susilo had to accommodate the different platforms of
\nvarious political parties to win their support for his
\nadministration.<\/p>\n
Kristiadi said Susilo must be able to use public opinion to
\nwin the support of the people. He suggested that before issuing
\nstrategic decisions, Susilo first consult the public.<\/p>\n
Public input must be taken into account in Susilo's policies
\nso legislators will not be so fast to oppose the policies, he
\nsaid.<\/p>",
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