The Dream of Indonesian People

Indonesia had held the election of president several times. When the replacement of leadership, often happened the controversy in the social circle. One of the controversies that had happened was at the time of Habibie's appointment as the replacement Soeharto. During 1998, the monetary crisis in Indonesia happened. This matter was very disturbing the Indonesian community. The price of the things increased fast. They believed that Soeharto could not undertake his task well as a leader of state. They demanded in order to drop Soeharto from the presidential seat off. At the time, the Indonesian people needed a leader who could overcome the crisis that was happening in Indonesia. Therefore, one of his methods was by dropping Soeharto off and appointing Habibie as the leader of state. This matter was welcomed happy by most Indonesian peoples. They hoped Habibie could overcome the problem that happened in Indonesia. However, the controversy towards the legality of the process of Habibie's appointment happened.

According to most people, Habibie's appointment was legal. This could be proven in UUD 1945 that mentioned that when the president could not carry out his task well, then the Vice President or the related ministers could change him to the leader of state. However, there were also most people, considered that Habibie's appointment was illegal. According to them that Habibie's appointment was illegal because of Habibie did not say swore or the president's promise in front of MPR. Appoinment of a president was it was considered legal when said swore or the president's promise in front of MPR. Habibie did not say promised in front of People's Consultative Assembly because at the time in the People's Consultative Assembly building was occupied by the student who carried out the demonstration. Therefore, the controversy between the side happened that for and the side that contra would this appointment. Although the controversy happening, Habibie continued to become the president replaced Soeharto.

Controversies that happened each replacement of the president was caused by the Indonesian people wanted to get a best leader who could make the Indonesian nation become the prosperous and peaceful nation. They hoped the president who was chosen this could overcome all the problems that were dealt with by Indonesia. But in fact, the previous leaders still could not make the Indonesian nation become the prosperous and peaceful nation. Problems that were dealt with the Indonesian nation had not been resolved. This matter was caused by the government's period of a short president. Before the task of a president was completed, his government's period ended. Therefore, the tasks that were compiled had not been resolved. The government's period of a president was 5 years. To arrange a family, time 1 year not was enough. Everything arranged a country that had thousands even millions of families. The period 5 years will not be enough to make the Indonesian nation become the prosperous and peaceful nation. Therefore, the government's period of a president was very influential towards the progress of the Indonesian country. By having the government's long period, a leader could do all the tasks well, and makes Indonesia as a peaceful nation.