“Apart from the ongoing student demonstrations, which have been organised by both conservative and progressive student groups, the rhetoric of political parties outside of the formal government coalition has been oppositional. On 6 September, the Justice and Welfare Party (PKS) staged a walk-out of a parliamentary sitting protesting the price rises. Student groups connected to the PKS in several cities have also staged protests since. The larger Demokrat Party, now headed by Agus Harimurti Yudhoyono (son of former president Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono), has also called on its cadres to join protests. There are no signs yet of any cracks in support of the policy from within the governing coalition.”

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