Unitary state as party vision

Unitary state as party vision

From Suara Karya

The 2004 national elections will see 24 political parties vying across the country in three phases: the legislative election, the presidential election, and a runoff election in the case that there is no majority winner.

With such a large number of political parties contesting, the parties should take care to maintain integrity, truth and transparency. Above all, they should be uncompromising in underlining the unitary state of the Republic of Indonesia as a common vision.

The widespread corruption so far have been a result of the political elite's emphasizing personal or group interests over national interests. Therefore, whatever party emerges the winner, the state should remain its focus of struggle.

In resolving national problems, sectors that have been developed improperly should be rebuilt with a more appropriate orientation. Public aspirations should be channeled and empty promises avoided, so as to protect the people from becoming victim to dirty politics.

AAN IRAWAN, Bogor, West Java