Rising to the Challenge
Tuesday, December 16, 2008
As Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono’s main rival in next year’s election, Megawati Soekarnoputri is sharpening her strategy. Her campaign will focus on the economic crisis.
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MEGAWATI’S voice faltered as her eyes became glassy. “I often implore God, are women so despicable in His eyes?” she asked, trembling. With a melancholy look, the Chairperson of the Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P) lamented the rejection of a female president, even by her own womenfolk.
“In the 2004 General Elections, I hoped very much that women would vote for me,” she said. The 300 or so people attending the book launc
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