Indonesia is paralyzed by Suharto's system. Five different laws limit the number of political parties to three, fill the electoral college with appointees and hand the government the power to decide who can form a political organization. Indonesians are left with a parliament and electoral college that can be called representative only with a wink, and are more often than not used by Suharto to legitimize his rule. These are the only institutions Indonesians can use to remove him from power legally. And they are not enough.
People are too tired.
One way out could be to hold a special session of the People's Consultative Assembly, the 1,000-member body that installed Suharto and Habibie. This has assured that Suharto runs unopposed, as he did in March. But the assembly could hold another vote and this time open up the selection process. And the armed forces could help push them along. The military may be aware that, in such a volatile situation, repression could backfire.