IT has become a public secret that Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono and Jusuf Kalla do not always walk the same line. In fact, many are predicting the two will split before the 2009 General Elections. Yudhoyono and Kalla are expected to run with other partners. The Golkar-PDI-P convention in Medan last week, was reported to be the first step in initiating a Megawati Sukarnoputri-Jusuf Kalla ticket for the 2009 elections.

Kalla spoke to Tempo’s Wensesl