Indonesia ruling party stares into abyss as chairman named graft suspect


JAKARTA (Reuters) - The chairman of Indonesia's ruling party was named a suspect by the country's anti-graft agency on Friday, another blow to the political fortunes, and influence, of President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono as he nears the end of his final term in office.

It also weighs heavily on his Democratic Party, formed as a vehicle to back Yudhoyono's rise to power and a number of whose senior members have fallen foul of the powerful Corruption Eradication Agency (KPK).

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