Regional elections a waste?

Regional elections a waste?

From Kompas

There have been reports about the rejection of the results in many of the regional elections marked by mobs ravaging public offices. As a layman, I feel disturbed by these incidents.

The cost of repair following such destruction will be taken from the state treasury or regional budgets, which really need the money to construct public facilities or support poor people.

Questions can also be addressed to the House of Representatives, which decided on the system of regional elections: Did the legislative body anticipate the consequences of its decision? Did it calculate the wasting of funds for the elections?

I am sure tens of trillions of rupiah have been and will be spent on the elections, money that could have been used for free education or a children's nourishment program.

Also, with the average so far of just about 57 percent participation at the polls, did the House estimate the rate of rejection of election results and the damage caused by such violence? Did it calculate the trillions of rupiah to be embezzled?

SUKARDI Jakarta