New party needed?

New party needed?

From Media Indonesia

The necessity of a new political party is a hot topic of discussion in our community at present. It is in fact not important who first brought up the subject. It is also not important under what circumstances the idea first occurred. For a layman like me the problem has become a question as to the number of political parties required and when they will enter the world of politics in this country.

We all know that both old and new organizations are now preparing themselves to establish new parties.

The government should as soon as possible pass a law on political parties, weighing the advantages and drawbacks and the necessity of new parties without sacrificing the nation's unity.

In the 1950s it was said that for the sake of democracy many parties were established. The result was an endless dispute that did the nation no good.

Perhaps there is now a need for additional political parties to channel the aspirations that could not be accommodated by the three existing parties, PPP (United Development Party), Golkar (Functional Group) and PDI (Indonesian Democratic Party).

SUPRIADI

Jakarta