Suggesting that Mega resign<\/p>\n
Indonesian politics is full of surprises, logical and
\nillogical. Like lightning coming out of the blue, one of the
\nyounger sisters of Vice President Megawati Soekarnoputri has
\nsuddenly suggested that Megawati should resign her post to make
\nway for national peace just when the most likely thing to happen
\nin the horizon is the impeachment by the People's Consultative
\nAssembly, at the request of the House of Representatives, of the
\nincumbent, President Abdurrahman Wahid.<\/p>\n
If the two can no longer cooperate in discharging their tasks
\nas President and Vice President, \"my sister should better resign
\nto show her statesmanship, like the late former vice president
\nMoh. Hatta, who stepped down when he could no longer work
\ntogether with the late president Sukarno\", Rachmawati suggested.<\/p>\n
It is astonishing how this sister, who is chairperson of the
\nSukarno Educational Institute and founder of the Sukarno
\nUniversity, has failed to see what is actually going on in
\nIndonesian politics today. How the national political parties are
\nnow mostly pinning their hope on Megawati, to take the lead in
\ngetting rid of President Abdurrahman Wahid, through persuasion or
\na gentle push.<\/p>\n
It should be recalled that in former president Soeharto's era,
\nSukarno University had not been granted permission to open. Only
\nafter Abdurrahman Wahid became President, did he allow the
\nactivities of the Sukarno Education Institute to start up. In
\ngratitude for the beau geste by Abdurrahman Wahid, Rachmawati
\nseems willing to return the favor even to the extent of
\nsacrificing her sister's career and reputation. At least it
\nappears so on the surface.<\/p>\n
Eight of the 10 political parties have withdrawn their
\npolitical support for Abdurrahman Wahid through their motion of
\ncensure or vote of no confidence. Knowing that he is politically
\nbeleaguered on all sides, Abdurrahman Wahid has resorted to a
\ndifferent tactic; to influence the other two sisters of Vice
\nPresident Megawati, by visiting them at their homes. It is more
\nfitting to call the practice a \"political intrigue\" than a
\npolitical tactic, carried out by the President's camp.<\/p>\n
If he is to save the day, Abdurrahman Wahid should mobilize
\nall his resources to defeat the censure motion now before the
\nPeople's Consultative Assembly in a fair and constitutional
\nmanner.<\/p>\n
GANDHI SUKARDI<\/p>\n
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