Night Moves

After Megawati rejected a transfer of power offer, President Abdurrahman Wahid's seat is creaking under him like it could break any second.

May 28, 2001

Bina Graha, Friday, 2pm. A cabinet meeting carries on amid uproar. Rumors abound that President Abdurrahman Wahid is about to issue a decree to dissolve the House of Representatives (DPR). At the outset, the atmosphere is tense. Wahid issues an ultimatum: he will decare a state of emergency if the DPR insists on asking the supreme People's Consultative Assembly (MPR) to call a special session, with the power to force him from office. The legislatu

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