COALITION is the buzzword these days, as Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono and Jusuf Kalla are poised to win the presidential election in Indonesia. For political experts, this is taken to mean that the National Coalition, which on paper has a majority in the House of Representatives (DPR), has been eliminated from the palace and will become the opposition. Akbar Tandjung, Golkar Chair and Coalition leader, is disappointed with the failure to help elect Megawati to a second term. But why has he reacted so strongly by expelling dissenting Golkar members? And how will those expelled fight Akbar\\\'s powerful party position? Tempo reports from inside the opposing camps.

Keywords :
Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono , Megawati Soekarnoputri ,