BRAVO Media Center, Menteng, Central Jakarta, Thursday night last week. Sporting a long-sleeved dark-green batik shirt, Soetrisno Bachir seemed in a hurry. “I’m accompanying a ministerial candidate,” said the Chairman of the National Mandate Party (PAN), narrowing his eyes at Secretary-General Zulkifli Hasan. Zulkifli, who was accompanying him, only grinned.

Soetrisno was on the way to sign a coalition contract of government-supporting pa