Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono: According to ethics, I should be the one to give in
MEGAWATI smiled, a thorn in her side had been removed. After days of being exiled by the cabinet and feeling the wrath of the Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P), Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono finally took the path that brought relief to everyone: he quit his job as Coordinating Minister for Political & Security Affairs. SBY, as he is better known, is now focusing on strengthening the Democrat Party for the 2004 presidential election.
March 16, 2004
Meanwhile, Megawati has appointed Home Affairs Minister Hari Sabarno as interim Coordinating Minister for Politics & Security to replace SBY. "His letter of resignation will be delivered to Susilo," said a smiling Bambang Kesowo, the State Secretary, adding, "it is extraordinary ethics."
Tensions may have subsided with SBY's resignation, but the national political map is slowly changing. National Mandate Party (PAN
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