A Shove from the Provinces

Vying for gubernatorial seats in several provinces has led to conflicts within PDI-P. Provincial cadres have become increasingly defiant.

July 8, 2003

HARYANTO Taslam was trying hard to control his fury. In his office, on the eighth floor of the House of Representatives (DPR) building in Senayan, Taslam, formerly one of the PDI-P's central board chairmen, was struggling to contain his raging emotions, on Friday last week. His mobile phone rang several times. Sometimes he answered the calls; often he simply ignored them. Then a barrage of short messages came through on the cell phone. "Many of

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