THE political maneuverings currently going on might endanger the future of our democracy. Almost all political parties are now trying to get close to Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, who was reelected last July. As the winner, he has happily been trying to get his political foes on his side.

There seems to be a scramble for a share of the power after Yudhoyono’s party tried to court the Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P). The party wh