Two Branches of the Banyan Tree

After being rocked by internal conflicts, Golkar is now closing its ranks again. It has never been an opposition party.

March 31, 2009

SINCE early March, Golkar Party Chair Jusuf Kalla has had a new designation: a blogger. Almost every day, he writes on his blog. On March 15 for example, Kalla reviewed the chances of a Golkar victory in the April elections. “There are three simple reasons why Golkar could win,” he wrote. One of the factors is the pride of the Banyan Tree’s distinctive yellow color—referring to the party symbol. “Because the color yellow is only used by

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