Political Merry go Round
PAN Chairman Hatta Rajasa joined forces with Gerindra after he failed to get an offer from Megawati Soekarnoputri and the PDI-P. Gerindra, on the other hand, forged the coalition with PAN after its leader Prabowo failed to come to terms on campaign costs with the Golkar Party.
May 20, 2014
NONE of the reporters who since morning had been camped out in front of the home of Megawati Soekarnoputri in Central Jakarta, knew about the arrival of an important guest on Monday night three weeks ago. Accompanied only by his aide, Hatta Rajasa slipped in via an unguarded side door. Hatta was welcomed at the porch by Puan Maharani, Mega's daughter with the late Taufik Kiemas and former chairman of the Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PD
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