Terimakasih saya haturkan kepada situs Minangkabau Online yang telah berkenan mempublikasikan dan mengalihbahasakan tulisan saya ini; Berpikir Minang Untuk Indonesia.
In the Minangkabau ethnic group (Minang) in West Sumatra, Indonesia has long been an egalitarian political unity, promote discussion and generalization power. Equity is evident in the system of government Kanagarian; each village leader has a right of autonomy to manage their area. Nagari is a union territory, customs and politics in Minangkabau. In the village government, village leaders do not stand alone in making decisions. Decisions taken with a collective leadership "Tigo Tungku Sajarangan" (in which scholars include / merchants, clerics and traditional leaders / government). So that political decisions are taken more mature because through consultation between the political and community leaders.