PBB promises regional autonomy<\/p>\n
SURABAYA: Chairman of the Crescent Star Party (PBB) Yusril
\nIhza Mahendra promised if it won the elections, it would fight
\nfor regional autonomy which was important for the creation of a
\nstrong administrative system.<\/p>\n
He said the number of provinces should be larger. \"In fact, we
\nwant the number of provinces here to be 40 plus 12 special
\nprovinces,\" he said in an address at party gathering at the
\nPancasila sports stadium here on Sunday.<\/p>\n
Yusril, a state administrative law expert, said larger
\nregional autonomy is an answer to the controversy surrounding the
\nquestion of federalism versus the current unitary state system.<\/p>\n
\"Grant the provinces autonomy to make them strong. By doing
\nso, the country will, at the most, become a quasi-federal state
\nand not a federal one, which would most likely become a source of
\nconflict,\" he said.<\/p>\n
\"A vast province could be divided into several new provinces
\naccording to the people's wishes,\" he said.<\/p>",
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