Wahid’s troubles are not his alone. If Vice President Megawati Sukarnoputri and Indonesia’s Parliament are seen as going easy on Wahid, leaving him in power, Megawati may lose support from the many who demand an end to corruption. If Wahid is ousted, however, putting Megawati in power, she would face an equally major challenge: facing Wahid’s supporters, who have threatened to riot if he’s impeached, potentially throwing the country into turmoil. Wahid’s handlers are confident the vice president will choose to appease Wahid’s volatile backers. “[She] doesn’t want things to be disrupted,” says presidential spokesman Wimar Witoelar. But in any scenario, Indonesians face yet another year of tension and uncertainty.
