Blessings from Cisitu
Yudhoyono and Jusuf Kalla most likely will go their separate ways. Kalla is now seeking running mates—among them former military chief Endriartono Sutarto and former Jakarta Governor, Sutiyoso. Meanwhile, the Democrat Party is also making preparations.
March 24, 2009
KALLA announced his intention at the home of Solihin Gautama Poerwanegara at the Cisitu Indah Housing Complex in Bandung, in early March. It was to Solihin, a former cabinet minister, that Golkar Chairman Jusuf Kalla raised his plan to step forward as a presidential candidate.
“He asked for my blessings,” the 83-year-old Solihin told Tempo last week. That day, Kalla was accompanied by staff member Alwi Hamu and Andi Mattalata, a Golkar Party
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