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

'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