To no one’s surpise, sometime ago Laksamana Sukardi decided to get involved in politics. Since joining the Indonesian Democratic Party (PDI)—which later changed its name to the Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P)—in 1990, Laksamana has always been a member of the inner circle of the party, whose symbol is a bull. Starting as the party treasurer, he rose to become a state minister in the government.

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