How to choose politicians

How to choose politicians

From Koran Tempo

Crooked politicians and how to select good leaders has become the talk of the moment. As we are aware, the economic crisis and widespread corruption today are legacies of the New Order.

Post-Soeharto governments, too, have virtually served as an extension of the New Order. While they claim to be reformers, the mentality of their officials at all levels is mostly still contaminated by the New Order attitude.

The criteria for selecting good politicians are in fact very simple: They must not reek of the New Order mentality, must be legally flawless (without pending cases, let alone becoming suspects), must remain critical, clean and avoid being overly ambitious.

S. SURADI Jakarta