A MONTH before announcing Joko Widodo as the presidential candidate of the Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P), Megawati Soekarnoputri sought refuge from politics in Bali, which has been like a backyard for the Sukarno family. Like her father, Megawati always vacations there before making important decisions.

That mid-February, Megawati did not travel alone. She invited along 11 people from Jakarta, most of whom were not members of