Camelia Pasandaran – Political analysts on Sunday said it was wrong for the new government to claim it had performed satisfactorily during its first 30 days in office because the criteria for judging its performance had not been established.

"The parameters used in the claim that the government's performance for the first 30 days is satisfactory are not clear," Andrinof Chaniago, a political analyst from the University of Indonesia, told the Jakarta Globe. "It is a baseless claim. Even the public has not been informed on what the target achievements actually are."

Adnrinof said many of the ministries were actually still formulating goals and strategies. "Some of them are not really clear on the 100-day program target. They're still trying to find their way as newcomers," he said.

Kuntoro Mangkusubroto, the head of the Presidential Working Unit for Development Supervision and Control (UKP4), said on Friday that the government's performance during its first 30 days in office had been judged satisfactory. "When you see that only three out of the 131 action plans are doing badly, I think it is a heartening thing," he said.

However, Kuntoro, who is tasked with overseeing progress of the government's development programs, said he had forgotten which three action plans were not performing as expected. He could recall only that two were related to public welfare and the third to an economic plan. He also did not provide any data to support the claim.

Among the government's more popular plans is the eradication of the "judicial mafia," reforming the bureaucracy, eradicating terrorism and boosting electricity generation.

President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono has announced plans to form a special team to target the "judicial mafia" supposedly running the country's law enforcement and legal systems. The government is also planning to target 12 state institutions for bureaucratic reforms next year.

Burhanuddin Muhtadi, a political researcher for the Indonesian Survey Institute (LSI), said there had been progress in some programs.

"Some ministries have developed some programs well," he said. "There are many programs that may be on track." He added that Kuntoro may have good parameters for judging the quality of these programs.

But both Burhanuddin and Andrinof agreed that many of the programs have been overshadowed by the controversies involving the government bailout of PT Bank Century and the arrests of two deputy chairmen of the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK).

"Many of the programs are good, such as what was presented during the National Summit, but they are [overshadowed] by the big issues of Century and the KPK," Burhanuddin said, referring to the meeting of government officials at the start of the new term.

Adrinof said the public may view the government's claims of a strong start with skepticism. "With two important and respected government officials [Vice President Boediono and Finance Minister Sri Mulyani Indrawati] busy clarifying the ongoing Century case, they can't concentrate on running the government well," he said.