The Senator (Part 3)
The newspaper has announced the names of the senators who successfully elected city council. Abdul Sabar name was among them. He became the only incumbent senator who was fortunate to sit back seat city council. The rest are new faces. According to political observers, the old senator is the image of harshness dirty politics they practice. The new senator representing the people now have a background that is different. People no longer trust the politicians foul. They now have more confidence to quack street, former gangsters, artists, and community leaders who are elderly.
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Political observers also said that the people are very confident of their performance because they have no personal or political interest group. Political observers who never obtained a degree politics that also added within five years, the composition of the new senator will drastically change the lives of the people. They are not arbitrary figures known to the public only yesterday, but has won the hearts of society through their works.
Abdul Sabar tearing the paper. He saw the name of reporters who wrote the story, and he grew annoyed when knowing a journalist who used often to cover its activities. Maybe he was pissed off because he was not reported specifically as an incumbent who managed to survive. Which has long served coffee actually tastes bitter when drunk. His life grew unhappy when a group of people passing in front of his own house, glorifying the name of Tabib Ali.
Ali is a charlatan street selling drugs with jokes and magic acts in the center of the crowd. He is listed as peraup the most votes as a candidate for senator from the North. Abdul Sabar feel threatened by the presence of Tabib Ali. Though he has big plans for the next five years because it intends to nominate himself as a candidate senator to the provincial level.
Ali frustration not perfect at it in the morning, suddenly appeared Usman who come to him in haste.
"Damn it, Sir. What you've heard the bad news?" Asked Usman searchingly.
"The bad news is that? The news of my defeat to Ali?" Said Abdul Sabar without passion.
"Worse than that, Sir?"
"Sooner you tell the news! I do not like you made a curious!" Shouted Abdul Sabar.
"You must be patient, Sir. Siti Rohaya will soon become a young wife Ali."
The world really hit head Abdul Sabar. This is the most crushing defeat he suffered from a street drug sellers who do not understand politics.