A Strong Line of Defense
The controversial statements of the incumbent Ahok have upset many of his followers. Support teams outside the official campaign structure have been formed to deflect the damage.
October 18, 2016
AFTER Democratic Party of IndonesiaStruggle (PDI-P) chairperson Megawati Sukarnoputri ended her statement, she placed the microphone on the table in front of her. She was briefing reporters, following her visit last week to the grave of Sukarno, her father, in Blitar, East Java. Basuki Tjahaja Purnama (Ahok), who sat next to her, reached out for the microphone to make his own statement, too.
But Megawati stuck out her right hand to block Ahok fro
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