Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono: According to ethics, I should be the one to give in
Tuesday, March 16, 2004
MEGAWATI smiled, a thorn in her side had been removed. After days of being exiled by the cabinet and feeling the wrath of the Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P), Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono finally took the path that brought relief to everyone: he quit his job as Coordinating Minister for Political & Security Affairs. SBY, as he is better known, is now focusing on strengthening the Democrat Party for the 2004 presidential election.
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Meanwhile, Megawati has appointed Home Affairs Minister Hari Sabarno as interim Coordinating Minister for Politics & Security to replace SBY. "His letter of resignation will be delivered to Susilo," said a smiling Bambang Kesowo, the State Secretary, adding, "it is extraordinary ethics."
Tensions may have subsided with SBY's resignation, but the national political map is slowly changing. National Mandate Party (PAN
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