Ghost of the New Order regime?

Ghost of the New Order regime?

From Rakyat Merdeka

Nobody knows for sure when the monetary and political crises will end, but what seems clear is that the people are getting poorer and poorer. I still remember when Sukarno was named president for life, that no body dared protest against him because only very few people dared to criticize his policies.

Then Soeharto came to power. Regretfully, many of his cronies stayed in power when Soeharto was brought down, a condition which was different from the Sukarno regime: Sukarno was toppled along with all his cronies in 1965.

Soeharto even bequeathed his presidential seat to B.J. Habibie, his protege, and until the 1999 general elections, the Soeharto regime continued to exist under the mask of the Reform Order.

The people and university students wanted to have a new generation of politicians in government and to cut the link with the New Order. Leaders of the future must not come from power- hungry political parties.

If the Megawati administration lasts until the next 2004 election, it will only mean perpetuating the suffering of the people.

COSMOS SEMBIRING, Tangerang, Banten