Dialogue about the General Election, Welcoming General Election 2009
About thirty-eight political parties were presented. Respectively the political party was asked to clarify point of view-mission and the policy of the quality. The ideology that was carried then also was varied like nationalism, the religion, through to socialism. For example, Mulyadi A. Putra that comes from Partai Demokrasi Kebangsaan explained the point of view pf bringing clean government. Then, Mulyadi defined the party's ideology as the middle party that did not tend to the certain ideology. Another thing with the Partai Republika Nusantara that was presented by Yunus Situmorang. Yunus explained the party's point of view as pioner of the competent modern party. The policy of the quality that was offered was to maximize the role of the party in order to gains the total belief from the outside community.
In the middle of the event, the observer of politics from FISIP UNPAR, Sumagiyo gave some comment. According to him, this dialog was one of the sites conception of education of basic politics, both for the student and the political party personally. He mentioned an example of basic politic education that is not yet touched like how to honored and sang the song Indonesian Raya and how appreciated the other person when speaking.
"Preferably this event should became an enlightenment that we must have consistency from various point of view-mission and the ideology that was offered," he said. For example, the party that carried nasinalisme had not departed from rumours of provincialism like ethnic rumours that still were crucial. Indonesia was formed from several different ethnic groups at each other. So the policy then must consider the policy of the area also. The problem of the ideology then preferably also was paid also attention to from the regional point of view, exclusively should not rely on the centre then. Until now, Sumagiyo observed many political parties that still rely on the strength of the centre then. This, according to him will result in these political parties not all that could show his feelings, only want to won then.
"I hoped this enlightenment became a lesson to not repeat the mistake in the general election before. I also hoped that political parties did not just become the social gathering site then. Becoming busy when comes the general election, but shrinking afterwards." Sumagiyo said.
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