Pramono Anung: Criticism is a strong medicine, especially from candidates in the presidential election

JAKARTA, KOMPAS.com – Cabinet Secretary Pramono Anung said that critics of the opposition were a powerful medicine for the government.

Therefore, he did not dispute the various criticisms made by many parties in the government of Joko Widodo and Jusuf Kalla. Including from the presidential candidate number 02 Prabowo Subianto.

"The name is our country, a democracy, criticism is a powerful drug, especially from the presidential candidates." Of course, we really respect this criticism, "he said at a press conference. meeting with the Grand Hyatt Hotel, in central Jakarta, Wednesday (28.11.2018).

According to Pramono, if there are no criticisms of the opposition, the conditions will not be exciting. Pramono said that conveying criticism had become an obligation for the opposition.

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"The leader of the opposition, especially the candidate for the presidency of the opposition party, is indeed forced to criticize, if not exciting," he said.

Pramono said the critics would be followed by the government. Especially if the criticism is to build the performance of the government.

On the other hand, said Pramono, the results of the survey on the level of satisfaction of the community showed that the performance of the government was satisfactory.

"If the level of satisfaction of the public almost all the respondents indicate that the average satisfaction of the public is higher than 70%, it shows that the public is satisfied with the work done by the government in place," he explained.

Prabowo often expresses criticisms against the government regarding various issues such as the economy and the well-being of the population.

The latest reviews were issued by Prabowo when he was a speaker at the "The World in 2019 Gala Dinner" hosted by The Economist at the Grand Hyatt Hotel in Singapore.

According to the general chairman of the Gerindra party, Indonesia has entered a situation of urgency with regard to corruption. Indeed, corruption in Indonesia is still immobile and involves officials, board members, ministers to judges.

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"The biggest problem in Indonesia right now is endemic corruption, which I think is like a stage four cancer," he said.

Due to widespread corruption, Prabowo said that the poverty rate of the Indonesian people has increased. While the elite lives well.

In fact, according to him, Indonesian elites always say that what has happened in their community is going well, especially with regard to social inequalities.