Politicians beg for seats

Politicians beg for seats

SEMARANG: Central Java Governor Soewardi says local
politicians have flooded him with letters begging him to help
them obtain seats on local legislative councils or in the House
of Representatives.

He claimed that politicians from all three political
organizations, Golkar, the United Development Party and the
Indonesian Democratic Party, have sent him letters.

"The letters are streaming in from both individuals and
political organizations," Soewardi, who is a senior Golkar
official in Central Java, told Antara.

He said a quick perusal of the letters disclosed that he did
not personally know any of the senders. He said he would send the
letters to the respective parties' offices. (pan)