Mon, 05 Jul 1999

What do they struggle for?

The prevailing political situation indicates uncertainty. It is due to some efforts made by 15 political opportunists who want the election rerun because of violations and fraud that happened during the last election. If the elections are done all over again, when will we have a president out of the people's choice?

I think this is an overreaction in democracy which tends only to confuse people. How much energy, money and time will be lost for another election?

According to Emil Salim, a former minister of environment, in his TV broadcast, those people are merely eager to get four things: money, position, job and facility. If that is the case, they can be considered as having a poor democratic conscience. What a pity! Having no good understanding of politics, I cannot follow that frame of thinking. I wonder what they are struggling for. Is it for money, job, position, facility or for the people?

ELFRIDA

Jakarta