Does Soeharto still love Golkar?

Does Soeharto still love Golkar?

JAKARTA: For journalists, the sight of former president
Soeharto voting on Monday caused an adrenalin rush, prompting
some to try and peek at which party he voted for.

Some had already speculated that the choice would be either
the Golkar Party, which became his political machine during his
32-year presidency, or the newly established Concern for the
Nation Functional Party (PKPB). The latter nominated his eldest
daughter Siti Hardijanti "Tutut" Rukmana as its presidential
hopeful.

Even when he was toppled in 1998 and Golkar refused to rush to
his defense, there was never any inkling that Soeharto might have
abandoned the party.

Such enthusiasm forced journalists to try and climb the front
gate of the polling station to peek through the low-level
partition as Soeharto cast his vote.

"I think he voted for Golkar," several cameramen and
photographers concluded.

Maybe, after the two strokes he suffered, the only picture
that Soeharto could still remember is the Golkar symbol of a
banyan tree with a yellow backdrop, said a journalist. -- JP