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Indonesia: Golkar and PDIP Unite

May 1, 2009 | 17:57 GMT

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Summary

Indonesia's Golkar and the Democratic Party of Struggle (PDIP) political parties said May 1 they will form a coalition with the Hanura and Gerindra parties. The coalition will pose a serious challenge to current Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, but it will not jeopardize the country's political stabilization.

Jakarta's presidential election is heating up with the second and third biggest parties uniting to form a coalition....

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