Masinton Pasaribu looked lost when he was asked to comment on the decision of the Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P) to nominate Mega-Jokowi. "Since when?" he asked Tempo two weeks ago. As the question was supposed to be answered, the man from North Sumatra then racked his brain and and replied: "It's the best decision for the party and the nation."

The scene took place last week at a makeshift studio in the head office of the PDI-P, Jal