Poll casts doubt on President's leadership<\/p>\n
JAKARTA (JP): Just two months after taking over the reins of
\nnational leadership, observers and opinion polls are already
\nheaping doubt on the leadership of Abdurrahman Wahid.<\/p>\n
A poll conducted by Jayabaya University found that despite the
\nprevailing climate of democracy, urban dwellers had little faith
\nin the government's ability to bring peace and security to the
\ncountry by resolving regional tension.<\/p>\n
Out of 2,000 respondents in Jakarta, Surabaya, Medan and
\nMakassar, 50.75 percent doubted the government could ensure
\nsecurity in the country.<\/p>\n
The survey seems to reflect a general mood in the country in
\nthat despite fears of rising tension, an overwhelming 61.85
\npercent agreed that the leadership of Abdurrahman and Megawati
\nSoekarnoputri injected a sense of democracy back into politics.<\/p>\n
There was also strong recognition of support in the economic
\nfield, with almost 51 percent also feeling that under the new
\ngovernment the economy was showing signs of improvement.<\/p>\n
The poll was conducted between Nov. 27 to Dec. 20.<\/p>\n
Separately, the Justice and National Unity Movement (GKPB) in
\na year-end media conference evaluating the performance of the new
\ngovernment, criticized Abdurrahman for being overly accommodative
\nand compromising in composing his Cabinet which as a result has
\nnot functioned properly.<\/p>\n
\"He ignored competency and professionalism. Gradually people
\nhave been able to see for themselves that such a Cabinet is
\nspending too much time just coordinating among them and not
\nworking for their respective departments,\" Zulvan said.<\/p>\n
He added that public trust and real attempts for law
\nenforcement could be indicators of increasing economic
\ndevelopment.<\/p>\n
Zulvan said that as security became more assured, investment
\nwould start to flow and help ease the country's economic turmoil.<\/p>\n
He warned that if Abdurrahman did not inject consistency and
\nassertiveness in his presidential leadership people would slowly
\nlose faith in him.<\/p>\n
\"It is still hard to predict, but I'm afraid he won't be able
\nto survive the full term of his presidency if he is still like
\nthis next year,\" he remarked. (emf)<\/p>",
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