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The two main challengers to Megawati at the next election will be the Golkar party and Amien Rais's smaller Muslim party. They would certainly want to let Megawati dangle, and make the mistakes that will make it easier for them to challenge her at the polls.
Yes, but on the other hand, the generals may be quite happy to see a week president, because that would give them more power. The military is going to move to fill any political vacuum that arises, and nobody believes that Megawati will last very long. And waiting for her...
...massive militia that bears the ominous title "Brave Movement to Die Defending Gus Dur." Some of Wahid's rivals, of course, are supported by militias of their own - most notably the ambitious parliamentary speaker Amien Rais, who originally backed Wahid to keep out Megawati, but now demands his resignation - raising tensions on the streets of Jakarta to boiling point...
Even if he survives impeachment, President Wahid is already a lame duck. But the question of his successor remains far from clear: Vice President Megawati is the country's most popular politician and is constitutionally well-placed to simply assume the reins if Gus Dur is ousted. But Rais clearly...
Wahid's options are narrowing fast. On Thursday, while parliament was voting 393 to 4 to censure him, Wahid at first tried relaxing to a tape recording of U.S. President Harry Truman's biography. "He identifies with Truman," says one palace insider. "Truman said his support came from the silent...