Muslim group sets voting criteria

Muslim group sets voting criteria

SEMARANG: The Association of Indonesian Muslim Intellectuals
(ICMI) announced on Friday its criteria as a guide for the public
in electing the best candidate into office.

ICMI chairman Muslimin Nasution said the candidate should have
a high sense of integrity, possessed statesmanship, was a strong
leader and a reformist, and had good communication skills.

Speaking on the sidelines of a national meeting here, Muslimin
also suggested that whoever won the election should not establish
a "Rainbow Cabinet" -- as Megawati's coalition administration is
locally dubbed -- as it could force the president to seek a
compromise in most issues, which would not be good for the
nation. -- JP