The Unfaithful Newlyweds

As parties battle for power, loyalty to the National Coalition withers in the provinces.

September 28, 2004

DESPITE his position as Speaker of the Central Java DPRD, Murdoko has not been happy. At times he is listless, but his are also tumultuous days. Shattering the spirit of this man—PDI-P Central Java Chairman—is Megawati Sukarnoputri's apparent failure to become president. Murdoko's province initially had been singled out to boost the vote for the Megawati-Hasyim team for the election's second round. It wasn't to be a difficult task. Afte

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