Election of new president

Election of new president

From Merdeka

A general election will soon be held and Indonesia will soon
have its new president, who will be fully entrusted to lead the
state. The presidential cabinet system prevailing until today has
furnished a great opportunity to the mandate holder of the
People's Consultative Assembly (MPR) to exercise his power as
broadly as he wishes, especially because he comes from the
political party winning the election. All his wishes and policies
will always be accepted and supported by the majority of the MPR
members, because basically those sitting in the House of People's
Representatives (DPR)/MPR are fellow travelers. Of course this
tendency will only be fertile soil for practices of corruption,
collusion and nepotism. Once a political party emerges victorious
from a general election, it will always be a winner because the
president, who comes from this party, will see to it that his
organization will again be a winner in the next general election.

Because of the above, it is necessary to have a different
arrangement for the election of a president. One of the possible
arrangements is to include the presidential election in the
general election. This inclusion will only make the cost of
organizing a general election rise a little. If the president-
elect is not from the political party winning the general
election, DPR/MPR will certainly monitor the attitudes and
policies of the president at a greater intensity and frequency.
In this way, members of DPR/MPR will truly carry out their
obligations and exercise their rights as true representatives of
the people.

SARJITO

Jakarta