Korpri become a political party?

Korpri become a political party?

From Media Indonesia

Meetings involving regional governing boards and the central board of the Indonesian Civil Servants Corps (Korpri) a few days ago touched upon the necessity for this organization to set up a political party.

There are several reasons why Korpri needs to set up a political party five to 10 years from now.

(1) If the aspirations of Korpri are not responded to by the House of Representatives, it must have its representatives in the House to fight for its aspirations.

(2) The abolition of the interest group faction in the People's Consultative Assembly (MPR) is disadvantageous to Korpri, an organization whose members make up the majority of the country's 4.5 million civil servants. Therefore it must have its own representative in the MPR.

(3) If some civil servants or Korpri members secretly become active members in major political parties, in the next five to 10 years to come, Korpri will be an issue for these major political parties. So, it is better for Korpri to openly set up its own party.

(4) Korpri is now already a delicate issue for major political parties prior to 2004 general election.

Therefore, in the next five to 10 years, a political party will be needed for civil servants and their families.

FX DANDUNG INDRATNO, Bekasi, West Java