For Sofyan Tan, friends are an invaluable asset. Thanks to his friends' support, the 54-year-old won a seat in the House of Representatives (DPR) in the recent legislative elections. Second on the Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P) ticket in the North Sumatra 1 electoral district, Sofyan received 113,716 votes. Of the 10 DPR candidates who were elected from the district comprising Medan, Tebing Tinggi, Deli Serdang and Serdang Bedagai, Sofyan go