Former Solo Mayor FX Hadi Rudyatmo, a confidante of the president, brazenly defied PDI¬-Perjuangan Chair Megawati and openly endorsed Central Java Gov Ganjar Pranowo for president.  Will this finally bring the internal PDI-P impasse to an end and give impetus to nominating maneuvers?  In any event, circumstances confer an advantage on Ganjar.  Plus: the implications of state funding for the Indonesia-China Fast Train (KCIC) linking Jakarta and Bandung and Lt Gen (ret) Agus Widjojo prompts renewed discussion of the military’s proper role in civil life.

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