Excuses to Drink Tea
Political parties were involved in a war of words over the minimum requirements for the presidential nomination. The government is hoping to avoid a vote.
October 28, 2008
IT was gone midnight when the high-level lobbying came to an end. A number of politicians attended the meeting, which took place at the official residence of Minister/State Secretary Hatta Rajasa in the Widya Chandra housing complex in South Jakarta, the Sunday before last. Among them were Priyo Budi Santoso (Golkar), Zulkifli Hasan (National Mandate Party—PAN), Syarifuddin Hasan (Democrat Party), Agus Purnomo (Justice & Prosperity Party—PKS)
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