People's regents

People's regents

From Media Indonesia

A number of provinces and regencies have already finished
their direct elections for regional heads without court disputes,
and some others are slated for inauguration later.

The regional direct election has cost a lot of energy and
funds in an effort to develop democracy, the first of their kind
in 60 years after the nation's independence. Therefore, the
elected heads of regencies are now called people's regents.

The question is: What is meant by this term and how should
they perform their duties and manage their administrations as
people's leaders?

As directly elected regents, they should become leaders who
always communicate with local people particularly after they have
assumed their official responsibilities. In brief, people's
regents are those who empathize with their communities.

M. RIDHA RASYID
Makassar, South Sulawesi