Political system that we build today tends to be wrong. Because, without any signs of the firm and there is no qualitative criteria in selecting candidates who clear the existing leaders.

"The system of political recruitment needs to be discussed again," said Moh. Mahfud MD as Chairman of the Alumni Association of the Islamic University of Indonesia Yogyakarta told reporters who attended the press conference of the National Seminar held to commemorate National Awakening by IKA UII Yogyakarta on Tuesday (22/5), at the Penang Bistro. Its plan, a national seminar with the theme "Missing statesman" will be held on Thursday (24/5) at the Gran Melia Hotel, Jakarta.

In a press conference, Chief Justice of the Constitutional Court, Moh Mahfud MD in this case acted as IKA Chairman UII. Also present on the occasion Chairman of Jakarta and its surrounding UII IKA Halim Alamsyah, Chairman of the Committee Ari Yusuf Amir, and Hamid Basyaib.

In addition to Mahfud, Ari Yusuf Amir, said that would be present as a keynote speaker at the seminar was Chairman of the Democratic Party of Struggle Megawati Sukarnoputri. While the other speakers, is the Rector of the University of Paramadina Anies Baswedan, former Army Chief of Staff Gen. (Ret.) Ryamrizard Ryacudu, and CEO James Riady Lippo Group.

If the wrong political system continues and all the people do not care about that, go Mahfud, the country is headed toward an increasingly darker and darker. "Just waiting for time to destruction," he said.

Therefore, according to Mahfud, build awareness of the condition of nationhood and statehood is the role of all people, especially the alumni UII is spread over several institutions, whether private or public. "Everyone is obliged to play politics. Political nature, "he said. Taking attitude or not at all, still it is a political choice.

According to Mahfud, there are two levels of politics. First, high politics, the politics at the level of ideas or thoughts. Second, low-level politics, the politics at the level of practical politics. Well, in the realm of high politics of this seminar is intended. "High-level politics that will be discussed later in this seminar," he explained.

At least, he continued, need sparks of thought about the figure and statesman in the issue in public discourse today. Today, according to Mahfud, people begin to lose the example of a statesman. "Now it seems to begin to disappear," he said. In fact, once we’ve had a lot of leaders of the caliber of Soekarrno, Natsir, Wachid Hashim, or exemplary Hamka as a statesman.

"They are not concerned with short-term interests, but more concerned with the interests of the nation above everything else," he said about the character of a statesman.

Unfortunately, according to Mahfud, now when talking about a leader, such as presidential candidates, most of the surveys that assessed are only related to three things, namely popularity, acceptability, and electability. "I think it’s misguided," he said.

According to him, there should be two main points that should be considered when talking about a leader. First, morality. Second, integrity. After that talk worthy or not a person is. Although, he did not deny that the three assessments are often used is an important and determining factor as well in ‘mind reading’ society at large.

Basyaib Hamid replied, what is happening today is the price paid by this nation when we are experiencing an explosion of freedom of reform after 1998. According to him, no matter what has happened now, we still have to build optimism with inspiring, at least through the ideas of nationhood and statehood. "The wheels continue to spin," he said."With all this block, we must continue." (Dodi / mh/Yazid.tr)