Tying the Ox to the Banyan Tree

DESPITE recent high-profile efforts by Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono and Jusuf Kalla to corner Golkar, the Megawati-Hasyim team has shown little concern. Even last Thursday, when Yudhoyono—often called by his initials, SBY—paid a visit to the house of Golkar leader, Akbar Tandjung, the Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P), the lead party for Megawati and Hasyim, remained calm. "We hold the balance of power with Golkar in

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