MEGAWATI Soekarnoputri bears a number of burdens. Pressures for President Abdurrahman Wahid (a.k.a. Gus Dur) to resign—directly or indirectly—add to the difficulty of her position. For the Vice President, whether to support this demand or not has equally serious consequences. The stakes are the cohesiveness of the Peoples Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P).

There are two main currents which are at odds within the PDI-P. "The fir