YUDHOYONO ADMITS MANY THINGS STILL NEED IMPROVEMENT

Jakarta, March 20 (ANTARA) - Democratic Party (PD) Advisory Council Chairman Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono said although he had done a lot during his 4.5 years as president, there were still many things that needed improvement.
"We have made a lot of achievements in the past 4.5 years, though we also still have a lot of homework and a lot of things to improve in the future," Yudhoyono said when campaigning for the Democratic Party at the Gelora Bung Karno Sports Stadium here on Friday.
Yudhoyono also called on the people to look at things objectively and then they would see that the government under his leadership had carried out many programs and policies that served the interest of the nation and state.
"The government has continuously improved security and stability in the country. It has made achievements in upholding the law and justice, including efforts to fight corruption," Yudhoyono said in the presence also of Mrs Ani Yudhoyono and his son Edi Baskoro.
He said that under his leadership, the economy was becoming better and external loans continued to decrease while the people's prosperity had also undergone gradual improvements.
Yudhoyono, who is also the president, said that the Democratic Party promised to continue what had been achieved and to solve all the remaining problems.
He called on the people to elect a political party which would bring good things to the nation and state in the coming five years, namely a political party whose programs were oriented to the people's interest.
On the occasion, the Democratic Party advisory council's chairman apologized to the people of Jakarta for the traffic disturbance that happened around the Senayan sports complex due to the Democratic Party's campaign activity.
Democratic Party Chairman Hadi Utomo in his address said his party had set itself the target of winning 20 percent of the votes in the upcoming April 9, 2009 legislative elections.
The legislative elections will be held on April 9, 2009 with about 12,000 candidates from 38 parties vying for 560 House seats.