Mega rejects direct election?

Mega rejects direct election?

From Rakyat Merdeka

Party and mass organization leaders are still debating whether
or not the next presidential election is a direct one. It was
stipulated in the amendment to 1945 Constitution last year that
this presidential election would be a direct one. There are
debates on the second round: let the people decide or the
People's Consultative Assembly (MPR).

Suddenly, Megawati, as general chairwoman of the Indonesian
Democratic Party of Struggle, made her political move when she
said she rejected the amendment that the MPR had decided.

Obviously, this is the result of the strong influence of
democracy of guardianship fostered by the New Order.

It is really horrible to imagine that these people are still
active in the political arena as their political activities are
intended to preserve their own power.

These people are ready to seize the people's sovereignty by
rejecting a direct presidential election on the grounds that our
democracy is the democracy of guardianship. Obviously, the
political guardians are political party leaders. Our legislators
obey their party leaders more than the conscience of the people
they supposedly represent.

If our democracy remains like this, let us all boycott the
upcoming election. A general election will be useless as the
result will be political parties adhering to the New Order's
democracy of guardianship.

DJIWANDONO

Bekasi, West Java