PPP's hope for cabinet lineup
PPP's hope for cabinet lineup
From Media Indonesia
United Development Party (PPP) chairman Buya H. Ismail Hasan
Metareum's hope that his party's leaders can become cabinet
ministers is understandable.
His hope has nothing to do with the additional number of seats
the party won in the House of Representatives during the recent
election or a historical precedent in the past, it is simply
based on our culture of mutual help.
Just like the House, the lineup of cabinet members should
represent each group in our community.
Opposition is not recognized in this country, is it? But Buya,
an obedient politician who devoted his energy to the election,
has expressed a hope which should be rewarded.
So, Buya's hope stands to reason.
Especially when we consider the chorus of consent that will
surely be heard in the upcoming general assembly of the People's
Consultative Council.
In a country that adheres to the principle of deliberation to
agree and a culture of mutual help, we should indeed try to
accept this with understanding.
HANS WIDHYA ANANTA
Jakarta