THE Golkar Party went through eventful times recently. It emerged as the strongest political party in this year's legislative elections, yet it lost out when it backed the wrong candidate in the recent presidential run-off. Today, it faces the threat of a split.

Two weeks ago, a number of its senior members were expelled from the party, among them: Fahmi Idris, Marzuki Darusman, Anton Lesiangi and Burhanuddin Napitupulu. The expulsion of Golk