PDI-P + PKB = Strategic Alliance?
Tuesday, January 23, 2001
Riswanda Imawan*
The political bond between the politicians of the Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P) and those of the Nahdlatul Ulama (NU) was forged from the reign of former president Suharto. When Muslim politicians flocked to support the United Development Party (PPP), some NU politicians supported the then PDI. The "Megabintang" phenomenon in the 1997 general election is an example. The red (symbolizing PDI) and green |
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