Coalition of Friends and Foes
For now, the position of Golkar and the Justice and Prosperity Party in the coalition of parties supporting the government is safe, after the PDI-P refused to come on board.
March 16, 2011
THE high political tension between the Presidential Palace and the Golkar Party melted away at the dinner table at the home of Aburizal Bakrie on Jalan Mangunsarkoro, Menteng, Central Jakarta. On Thursday morning two weeks ago, this Golkar chairman hosted breakfast for two envoys of President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono (SBY): Coordinating Minister for Political, Legal and Security Affairs Djoko Suyanto and Coordinating Minister for People’s Welfa
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