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        "id": 1434353,
        "msgid": "the-new-reformist-quartet-1447893297",
        "date": "1999-10-23 00:00:00",
        "title": "The new reformist quartet",
        "author": null,
        "source": "JP",
        "tags": null,
        "topic": null,
        "summary": "The new reformist quartet Since Oct. 21, 1999 this country has a new reformist quartet which will guide its people to enter the third millennium, after two days of drama full of tears of disappointment and joy. As many feared all along, the decisions were indeed taken by people outside the building of the People's Consultative Assembly (MPR), but the judges were on the streets. Politically, the quartet is the most ideal team to cope with the enormous challenges ahead.",
        "content": "<p>The new reformist quartet<\/p>\n<p>Since Oct. 21, 1999 this country has a new reformist quartet<br>\nwhich will guide its people to enter the third millennium, after<br>\ntwo days of drama full of tears of disappointment and joy. As<br>\nmany feared all along, the decisions were indeed taken by people<br>\noutside the building of the People's Consultative Assembly (MPR),<br>\nbut the judges were on the streets.<\/p>\n<p>Politically, the quartet is the most ideal team to cope with<br>\nthe enormous challenges ahead. The time to kiss each other should<br>\nbe brief and businesslike. The new government should now first<br>\nbring the economy again to normalcy. International trust in the<br>\nprivate sector must be restored quickly, foreign investment be<br>\ndoubly encouraged and exports stepped up.<\/p>\n<p>Naturally, there will be \"dirty\" leftovers to sweep clean, and<br>\nbureaucracy to be retrained mentally. The whole restructuring<br>\nprogram, and all the political parties' ambitions must now be<br>\nconcentrated on welfare programs, if they want to still retain<br>\nthe reformist spirit.<\/p>\n<p>It is expected that President Abdurrahman Wahid will head the<br>\nfight against corruption in favor of modest and honest living.<br>\nAnd Vice President Megawati should press for greater regional<br>\nautonomy and education, among other things. MPR Speaker Amien<br>\nRais should not stop earnestly and honestly fighting against<br>\nmalpractice and continue to criticize whoever violates ethics and<br>\nmorality. While House Speaker Akbar Tandjung's first priority is<br>\nto coordinate the aspirations of the political parties' welfare<br>\nprogram, and to ensure that at the end of the day the ideal of a<br>\nnew Indonesia will materialize.<\/p>\n<p>It is in this context we should stop for a moment to recall<br>\nthe students' great contribution, whose reformist spirit and<br>\nsacrifices (in blood and lives) have made all the joy the nation<br>\nis now experiencing possible.<\/p>\n<p>GANDHI SUKARDI<\/p>\n<p>Jakarta<\/p>",
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