No quality guarantee

No quality guarantee

From Gatra

The direct elections of regional chiefs now taking place in several regions was inspired by the 2004 general election, which was considered successful despite the various irregularities reported.

In reality, some candidates for regional heads have been involved in vote buying to gain their seats. So, only those who can afford to finance campaigns, or are close to fund holders, have a good chance of winning.

As a result, the only certain thing is that regional chiefs are now directly elected, but there is no guarantee of a higher quality of leadership.

Therefore, the direct regional election will not automatically offer solutions to the various difficulties being faced by the population. The new directly elected president, for instance, has added to the public's burden by raising fuel prices.

NAYLA RAHMAH Surabaya