Sutiyoso speech likely to be rejected<\/p>\n
Bambang Nurbianto, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta<\/p>\n
Governor Sutiyoso's accountability statement faces possible
\nrejection by the National Mandate Party (PAN) faction, the
\nJustice Party (PK) faction, the United Development Party (PPP)
\nfaction and the Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P)
\nfaction at the city council.<\/p>\n
The four factions make up a total of 60 votes, a majority of
\nthe council's 85 seats, with PDI-P holding 30 seats, PAN and the
\nPPP holding 13 seats each and the PK, four seats.<\/p>\n
If the council rejects Sutiyoso's accountability statement,
\nthe governor would be given an opportunity to improve his
\nperformance in the next 100 days. If, by the end of this period,
\nhis administration's performance has not improved to the
\nsatisfaction of councillors, they could bring a motion of no
\nconfidence against him.<\/p>\n
PAN faction chairman Agus Darmawan said on Thursday that the
\nmain reason for the likely rejection was Sutiyoso's forced
\neviction of around 11,500 families in the city.<\/p>\n
He also mentioned the governor's failure in implementing Bylaw
\nNo. 2\/2002 on private markets, in particular on developers'
\nobligation to allocate 20 percent of space to small and medium
\nenterprises, and the failure of the City Audit Agency (Bawasda)
\nin monitoring the performance of various city agencies.<\/p>\n
PPP faction chairman Rahman said although the party's
\ncouncillors had agreed to reject the accountability speech, the
\nfinal decision would be made in a meeting on Friday between the
\ncouncillors and PPP Jakarta chapter executives.<\/p>\n
Meanwhile, Supangat from the PDI-P admitted that the party
\ncouncillors' stance was dictated by the party central board.<\/p>\n
Earlier on Wednesday, an executive of the PDI-P's central
\nboard, Tanwir Y. Mukawi, reiterated earlier comments by PDI-P
\nexecutives, who blamed Sutiyoso for the sharp drop in the party's
\nvote in Jakarta in the April 5 legislative elections.<\/p>\n
\"Sutiyoso evicted squatters prior to the elections. He has
\nalso made another unfortunate move by locking up a school
\nbuilding while we are busy preparing for the presidential
\nelection,\" he said, referring to Sunday's takeover of the SMP 56
\nstate junior high school on Jl. Melawai Raya, South Jakarta.<\/p>\n
The school's closure has forced its remaining students to
\nstudy in the open air, giving rise to condemnation from
\nlegislators, who have promised to summon the governor and other
\npeople involved for explanations.<\/p>\n
In the next session, the makeup of the council will change
\ndrastically with the Prosperous Justice Party (formerly the
\nJustice Party faction) becoming the biggest faction with 18
\nseats, followed by newcomer, the Democratic Party, with 16 seats.<\/p>\n
The PDI-P, Golkar Party and PAN only won 11, seven and six
\nseats respectively.<\/p>",
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