JAKARTA (Reuters) - Indonesia's likely next leader Joko "Jokowi" Widodo may find a friendlier parliament to help push through a reform agenda in Southeast Asia's largest economy, as several members of the second-largest party consider joining his camp.
About 10 top officials from the Golkar party said at a Tuesday news briefing that it should drop support for Jokowi's rival, ex-general Prabowo Subianto, and back Jokowi if the Jakarta governor is declared winner of last week's disputed election.
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