Worried Indonesia leader to lead ailing ruling party

One of his ministers was felled in December after being named as a suspect in a bribery investigation by a powerful anti-corruption agency which has in recent months sunk its teeth into several politicians, including top members of the country's most successful Muslim-based party.

The latest issue surrounds the chairman of the ruling Democrat Party, Anas Urbaningrum, who has been linked to a graft case surrounding the construction of a sports stadium, and whom President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono effectively pushed from his post on Friday night following his return from an overseas trip.

“While I am sorting things out ... I am giving (Anas) time to focus on his KPK (Corruption Eradication Agency) legal case,” Yudhoyono told reporters at his home on Friday night.

However, the president said Anas remained party chairman.

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