Akbar Tandjung walked firmly last Friday to the Baiturrahman Mosque in the legislature complex at Senayan. Golkar Partys general chairman smiled and his face seemed radiant. Wiranto, the partys presidential candidate, was meanwhile contemplating his recent defeat in the presidential races first round.

Well, Akbar asked, do we have to be sad all the time? He spoke to TEMPO, whose reporter followed his steps from the lawmakers office on the third f