100 Days of Non-Performance

Megawati is being held hostage by a desire to keep her coalition government intact at the expense of urgent law enforcement and economic recovery needs.

November 13, 2001

APOLITICAL analyst close to President Megawati recently complained that she seemed to have run out of ideas to solve the ongoing crisis in Indonesia. Megawati is said to have no priorities and is afraid to take important decisions lest it breaks the delicate balance in her coalition government. After 100 days in power, the president has not made any spectacular move. Everything in her government seems to move at a snails pace.

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