Surprise Package

April 27, 2004

GENERAL (ret) Wiranto defeated party chairman Akbar Tandjung at the Golkar convention. Many were surprised, but a similar number welcomed the news. Many linked the surprise result to the possibility of money politics. After all, with money, anything is possible. It is not fair to regard the victory of a candidate as somehow less valid because he stands accused of achieving it merely because of his greater skill at playing money games. After

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