The president's alleged involvement in the Buloggate and Bruneigate corruption scandals was officially dismissed by attorney-general Marzuki Darusman only a short time before the House vote. The Indonesian constitution is extremely vague as far as impeachment is concerned. Gus Dur has already pulled almost all Komodo dragons from his famous bag of tricks. He only gave up on the idea of a state of emergency minutes before going live on national television as there was no support from either the cabinet or the military. Some political analysts admit this refusal could one day come back to haunt Megawati.
People are tired of the wayang - and just want the country to move on from the current impasse.
According to a poll published by Tempo magazine, 86.2 percent of respondents believe Gus Dur will be impeached. But although 79.6 percent believe Megawati will become president, there is absolutely no guarantee this is going to be the case. Political scientist Andi Mallarangeng thinks Megawati can form a strong government because the PDI-P controls 35 percent of the House. Obviously he did not disclose his next moves. But now we can take our own place in world trade.