Jakarta (ANTARA) \u2013 Indonesian House of Representatives (DPR) Speaker\nPuan Maharani said good governance must deliver justice by transforming\npolitical democracy into economic democracy and social justice.<\/p>\n
She made the remarks in a speech at the 153rd General Assembly of the\nInter-Parliamentary Union (IPU), held at the Arusha International\nConference Centre in Arusha, Tanzania, on Thursday.<\/p>\n
\u201cIn line with this year\u2019s theme, allow me to begin with a fundamental\nidea: good governance must be just governance,\u201d she said, according to a\nstatement received in Jakarta.<\/p>\n
For Puan, democracy must give people a genuine ability to help\ndetermine the direction of policy, receive a fair share of progress and\nimprove their quality of life.<\/p>\n
She said efficient, orderly, transparent and effective government\nremained important, but these were all means to achieve a greater end.\nIn that respect, she said, good governance could not be separated from\njustice.<\/p>\n
\u201cA country\u2019s success should be measured not only by growth,\nprocedures or institutional sophistication, but also by whether people\nhave greater capacity to determine their own future,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n
Puan said just governance should broaden public participation and\noversight, strengthen accountability in the exercise of power, prevent\nwealth and influence from being concentrated in the hands of a few,\nprotect national sovereignty, and ensure that wealth and resources were\nfully used for the people\u2019s welfare.<\/p>\n
She said history had shown that economic power could become political\npower, which could then be used to perpetuate social and economic\ninequality.<\/p>\n
\u201cAs a result, political democracy can never be truly substantive if\neconomic power is so concentrated that the voice of a small minority\ncarries far more weight than that of the public at large,\u201d she\nadded.<\/p>\n
In this context, Puan said parliament occupied a strategic position\nas a bridge between popular sovereignty and state power. Parliament\u2019s\nrole was to translate the people\u2019s voice into laws, budgets, oversight\nmechanisms and public policy.<\/p>\n
\u201cDemocratic legitimacy does not end when an election is over. It must\nbe continually renewed through state decisions that are fair,\ntransparent and accountable, and that deliver tangible results for the\npeople,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n
The 153rd IPU General Assembly is being held under the theme\n\u201cEnhancing Good Governance and Empowering People through Inclusivity,\nTrust and Opportunity for All\u201d.<\/p>\n
Alongside the assembly\u2019s programme, Puan was scheduled to take part\nin the election of the IPU\u2019s 32nd president, to be held on Friday (9\nOctober).<\/p>", "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/puan-at-ipu-session-governance-must-deliver-justice-1791471205", "image": "" }, "sponsor": "Okusi Associates", "sponsor_url": "https:\/\/okusiassociates.com" }