THE LONG GOODBYE

The Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono-Jusuf Kalla partnership finally ended. Detached from the Democrat Party, Kalla now faces Megawati’s hard sell.

April 28, 2009

IT took place inside the 17th floor of the Four Seasons Hotel, located at Central Jakarta, on Tuesday afternoon last week. Six men sat facing each other in the dining hall of the five-star hotel’s executive club. The food was set out on the table, which included fried fish, steaks and various beverages. The first three men were envoys of the Democrat Party: Party Chairman Colonel (ret) Hadi Utomo, Secretary-General Marzuki Alie, and Head of the

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