Tension reached a climax at the home of Fauzi Bowo, in Menteng, Central Jakarta, on Sunday afternoon two weeks ago. Fauzi and his campaign team were waiting for Megawati Soekarnoputri's 'blessing' of Adang Ruchiatna to be his running mate in the upcoming July election for governor of Jakarta.

The final decision was in the hands of the chairperson of the Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle PDI-P). Her husband, Taufik Kiemas, who is also head of th