"CAN you hear me clearly?” Muhammad Jusuf Kalla asked Tempo from across the table aboard the Boeing Business Jet 737-700, loaned to him by businessman Aburizal Bakrie, just before he began the exclusive interview. The roar of the engine was indeed loud.

On Saturday, two weeks ago, Golkar Party Chairman and presidential candidate Jusuf Kalla was with his 15-member campaign team heading towards Denpasar, Bali for an overnight stop. On that day h