Opposition needed in democracy<\/p>\n
In accordance with its democratic system, Indonesia is now
\nheading for the presidential election runoff on Sept. 20. The
\nsystem that has been adopted in many developed countries respects
\nthe existence of an opposition party, to check and balance the
\ngovernment.<\/p>\n
The notion that this system is against our state structure
\nbecause it is from the west is a strange one, which sounds even
\nmore absurd coming from noted political leaders.<\/p>\n
Yet, their reasons, which are based on one of the five
\nprinciples of the state ideology Pancasila, are understandable.
\nThe principle states that democracy should be led or guided by
\nthe inner wisdom of deliberation among representatives. However,
\nthe previous government misused the essence of this fourth
\nprinciple and rejected the existence of an opposition party.<\/p>\n
In this reformasi (reform) era, most of our political leaders
\nhave the same perception of the meaning of opposition. They would
\nbenefit from cooperating with the government, rather than
\nfunctioning as the opposition.<\/p>\n
I hope the next government can fully understand the meaning of
\ndemocracy. As in the first round of the presidential election
\ncampaign, one of our candidates advocated the existence of the
\nopposition in order that the government can be controlled.<\/p>\n
SUNGKOWO SOKAWERA
\nBandung<\/p>",
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