The Early Bird from Bangkalan
In his meeting with Islamic scholars, Fuad Bawazier talked about the 2004 presidential election. Is this the start of the Amien Rais campaign?
May 7, 2002
For a long time his moves had gone unnoticed. Then Fuad Bawazier suddenly turned up at an Islamic boarding school in Bangkalan, Madura, on Friday two weeks ago. A member of the supreme People's Consultative Assembly (MPR), where he represents the National Mandate Party (PAN), Bawazier met the head of the school, Fuad Amin Imron. This appeared somewhat unusual to say the least. This kiai and his followers clearly do not support PAN. They gene
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