Municipal Maneuvers

Megawati wants her party to support Sutiyoso for a second term as governor of the nation's capital. Jakarta is not ready yet to be led by a civilian, says Mega.

June 18, 2002

All Taufiq Kiemas—President Megawati Soekarnoputri's husband and an important figure in the Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P)—had to do to chill the atmosphere at a recent meeting was mention the upcoming battle for the key job of governor of Jakarta. e

His guests at the meeting were Tarmidi Suharjo and Maringan Pangaribuan, respectively Jakarta branch chairman and branch secretary of the PDI-P. Initially the three me

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