Cak Nur calls for opposition

<p>Cak Nur calls for opposition</p><p> JAKARTA: Noted Muslim scholar Nurcholish "Cak Nur" Madjid
called for the formation of an opposition party on Wednesday to
monitor the new government after the election.</p><p>Nurcholish said the opposition group would ensure that the
government did not violate public trust.</p><p>"It is important to have an opposition so that the government
will refrain from producing policies that will hurt the public,"
he told a discussion here.</p><p>He realized, however, that most political parties would prefer
to share power, and were thus reluctant to serve in opposition
should they fail to win the election.</p><p>Nurcholish, who has made public his intention to run for the
presidency, has yet to persuade any political party to nominate
him in the July 5 direct presidential election.</p><p>Only parties or coalitions with at least 3 percent of the
seats in the House of Representatives or 5 percent of total votes
won in the legislative elections will be allowed to field
candidates in the presidential election. --JP</p>