Yusril Calls National Political Stability The Key To Maintaining The Integrity Of The Nation And The State

Yusril Ihza Mahendra (Photo: Instagram @yusrilihzamhd)

JAKARTA - Politician and academic Yusril Ihza Mahendra spoke about political stability through his personal Twitter account, Sunday, February 12, 2023.

He sees national political stability as the key in maintaining the integrity of a nation and a pluralistic country like Indonesia.

For the General Chairperson of the Crescent Star Party (PBB), economic development for the benefit of the people can only be carried out if two national political forces unite and work closely together, namely the Nationalist Group and the Islamic Group.

"We just accept the existence of these two groups as they are while respecting and respecting the diversity of ethnicity, customs and culture as well as religions that live and develop in our homeland. Anyone who becomes a leader must realize this specific thing in Indonesia," wrote Yusril Ihza Mahendra, launching his Twitter account, Sunday, February 12, 2023.

For Yusril, Indonesia is clearly a unique country with various diversity, which cannot be equated with other countries.

Therefore, he considered, future state leaders must be people who understand very well about the particularity of Indonesia with all the complexities in it.

"Don't try to force a will to change that situation, either by rules, policies, let alone using the power of the apparatus without understanding, because the risk of resistance, conflict and violence at stake is very expensive to overcome and restore it," he wrote.

Yusril assessed that the development of people's awareness and confidence is a way to overcome the particularities that Indonesia has. This self-confidence can only be achieved through intelligent and authoritative leaders, whose words can be understood by all levels of society.

It does not stop there, support by good systems and disasters and clear targets that are to be achieved are also a reference for the movement of this nation in the future.

Leaders must be able to utilize the potential of human resources, natural resources and all available opportunities for the progress of the nation and state.

"Therefore, the ability to negotiate bilateral and multilateral cooperation and sophistication of diplomacy is very important. One thing and another is done by prioritizing national interests, the interests of the people above all else," said Yusril.

The right president, said Yusril, is a person who must have the authority, ideas, abilities and understanding of the nation's fundamental problems.

It doesn't make sense for a president to ask ministers who are his assistants, about the concepts and programs that will be carried out.

For him, it is the president who should have concepts and programs, which are then explained in more detail and carried out by his assistants.

Don't let the ministers be creative individually, and the President focus on what he likes. This will result in the President's program not leading to its main goals, lifting the nation's dignity and dignity for the better within the term of office of his presidency," he wrote.