Waiting for a new government

Waiting for a new government

The critical question now is who will be the new elected
president. If Habibie is reelected it can be said for sure that
cases such as the Bank Bali scandal and the investigation of
former president Soeharto will never be satisfactorily resolved.

If that were to happen, the market's hopes will be dashed.
Investors are hoping that the Bank Bali case can be resolved with
speed and fairness. But that is not likely to happen if Habibie
is reelected as president -- unless, of course, he can show the
world that he has changed and is willing to heed the market's
aspirations.

We hope that the newly elected members of the People's
Consultative Assembly (MPR) who have since Monday started
arriving in Jakarta for the Assembly's General Session have
enough conscience to put the people's interests first. We also
hope they remain unswayed by any attempts at bribery -- a
possibility feared by many.

-- Bisnis Indonesia, Jakarta