Coalition Games

ON paper, president-elect Joko Widodo's support in parliament appears weak. The five parties supporting him and vice president-elect Jusuf Kalla-the Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P), National Awakening Party (PKB), People's Conscience Party (Hanura), National Democrat Party (NasDem) and Indonesian Justice and Unity Party (PKPI)-only hold 207 seats. On the other hand, the parties supporting Prabowo Subianto and Hatta Rajasa, who lost the July 9 election to Joko and Kalla-the Great Indonesia Movement (Gerindra), Golkar Party, National Mandate Party (PAN), Justice and Prosperity Party (PKS), United Development Party (PPP) and the Crescent Star Party (PBB)-hold 292 seats.

With minority support for Jokowi-JK in the DPR, there is a chance that future government programs will face great resistance. In anticipation, PDI-P has not remained idle. Senior PDI-P figure Hasto Kristianto said the party was reaching out to Golkar, PPP and the Democrats. "We even built a bridge with PAN," he said.

September 9, 2014

Tempo.co

Do you believe the members of Prabowo's coalition will switch sides?
Yes
	(71.1%)	1,084
No
	(26%)	397
Unsure
	(2.9%)	44
Total	(100%)	1,525

ON paper, president-elect Joko Widodo's support in parliament appears weak. The five parties supporting him and vice president-elect Jusuf Kalla-the Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P), National Awakening Party (PKB), People's Conscience Party

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