Defying the Defiant
Disappointed about the outcome of the PDI-P congress in Bali, the Reform camp has set up a counter-leadership.
April 12, 2005
THE hot air of Sanur Beach has spread to Jakarta. The sultriness was acutely felt in the Puri Agung room of Sahid Hotel, Jakarta. On that Monday noon last week, tens of politicians of the Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P) were fervently fanning the flame of defiance. They proclaimed a National Collective Leadership (PKN) of the PDI-P Reform Movement. This is a counter-body to the new PDI-P leadership announced by Megawati Sukarn
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