'All good promises, but who's best?'

An estimated 152 million people will cast their votes in the presidential election on July 5. The campaigns of the five presidential candidates and their running mates will soon come to an end, with each candidate seeking a simple 51 percent majority or at least enough votes to get through to the runoff in September. The Jakarta Post asked some Jakarta people what they thought of the presidential election.

Awaluddin, 45, lives in Ulujami subdistrict, West Jakarta, with his wife and four children. He runs a small catering business from his home:

I think that the direct presidential election is good for the people as this time around the power to pick our leader rests in our own hands.

But the candidates must not forget the promises they made when on the campaign trail because if they do, the public will be disappointed. The winners must be capable of ensuring a better life for the people.

I'm glad to see that almost all the candidates plan to create jobs for our millions of unemployed. Two of my sons are also out of work. They politicians must fulfill their promises.

Although I intend to vote for a particular candidate, I will accept whoever becomes our next president.

Sunandar, 30, is a construction worker with two children. He lives in Kebayoran Lama, South Jakarta:

I haven't decided who I'm going to vote for on July 5 as all of them are promising lots of good things at the moment.

I regularly follow what is happening in the campaign on television. I also enjoy watching the debates among the candidates on television.

They offer good programs like job creation, the eradication of corruption, collusion and nepotism, and lower school fees. But, will they fulfill their promises? Can you tell me, which ticket is really the best?

--The Jakarta Post