TWO AT THE HELM
FOR the first time in the two years since President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono and Vice President Jusuf Kalla took office, tension between the two has come to the surface. This situation was triggered when SBY formed the Presidential Unit for the Management of Programs and Reform. The two have already met twice to discuss the matter in private. The controversy may have been quelled, but it has not been dispelled. It is a snake waiting in the tall grass.
November 14, 2006
IT is normal for Yudhoyono and Kalla to meet. Yet the meeting between the two leaders at the State Palace, on Friday two weeks ago, was eagerly awaited by many. This is their first meeting since September 29, 2006, when President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono (SBY) signed a decree to officially form the Presidential Unit for the Management of Programs and Reform (UKP3R). Rumors about this Working Unit led to a controversy two weeks ago.
The Working Un
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