Candidates should be tested

Candidates should be tested

From Kompas

Top management of banks and state-owned enterprises, as well
as officials at some state institutions now undergo a test of
their suitability.

If this test had been conducted much earlier, many of the
banks in this country would not have gone bankrupt due to poor
management. The same goes for state-owned enterprises and some
state institutions. They would not have had to sustain losses or
suffer misuse of funds.

In this context, I believe candidates for the presidential
election in 2004 should also undergo a test. They should be
assessed against the criteria set by their own political parties
and also pass this test before they are deemed eligible to take
part in the presidential race.

Relevant institutions, such as the General Elections
Commissions, the House of Representatives or the People's
Consultative Assembly, should work together to establish the
criteria for this test. Most important of all, a presidential
candidate should be mentally and physically fit.

MUHAIL
Jakarta