All over the country, hordes of Golkar members are casting off their yellow jackets and exchanging them for Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P) membership cards. Large numbers are doing this, the process is a simple one and many of them have immediately taken up important positions.

It all started when the reform movement toppled Suharto, accelerating after Habibie fell. The impression it leaves is that Golkar, supporters of the