Bakrie get Golkar

Aburizal Bakrie, Indonesia's People's Welfare Minister and an ally of President Susilo Bambang
Yudhoyono, was elected chairman of Golkar, the nation's second-largest party, and vowed to back the government coalition. Bakrie was named chairman following a two-day convention in Pekan Baru Sumatera.
Main contender Surya Paloh, owner of Indonesia's first news channel Metro TV, had pledged to oppose the government had he won. Bakrie received 296 out of 536 votes, with Paloh taking the remainder.
Yudhoyono won a second five-year term in July. His Democrat party took 148 of the 560 seats in parliament in April elections, almost tripling its earlier tally. Golkar won 108 seats.
Hutomo Mandala Putra, the son of former Indonesian President Suharto who was convicted of ordering the 2001 murder of a judge, received no votes. Golkar was the political vehicle of Suharto.