May 21, 2011

Political football


Yet another round of political squabbling has broken out within the government's ruling coalition – this time over Golkar Party politician Nurdin Halid's leadership of the beleaguered Football Association of Indonesia (PSSI) – which is being used as a political football by President Yudhoyono's Democrat Party to weaken Golkar's hold over the PSSI, a political vehicle that the party has long used to spread its political influence.

Kompas - May 21, 2011