President and Vice President

President and Vice President

From Panji Masyarakat

The issue of presidential and vice presidential nominations
has been widely talked about lately. Some groups have nominated
Soeharto as the next president of the republic. While Try
Sutrisno, Habibie, Hartono, Wiranto and Harmoko are among the
strong candidates for the vice presidency.

Other groups have also channeled their aspirations to the
House of Representatives/People's Consultative Assembly (DPR/MPR)
concerning their nominees. I, too, wish to channel my own hopes.
I would like to nominate Mar'ie Muhammad and Ginandjar
Kartasasmita as the next president and vice president
respectively. I believe that these two senior officials are the
right nominees. We all know of their credibility. Belonging to
the 1966 generation, Mar'ie does not talk much but is always
successful in his task. He is stubborn and bold. This is evident
when he had to liquidate 16 banks recently. In addition he is a
devout Moslem.

Ginandjar is a technocrat and close to Soeharto. We also know
his real quality as far as his job is concerned. His poverty
eradication program works beautifully. Also a devout Moslem, he
has a charismatic style of leadership. Both Mar'ie and Ginandjar
are indeed right for the top jobs.

DIMAN M. RACHMAN

Bandung, West Java