Agenda

Agenda

JAKARTA (JP): United Development Party (PPP) chairman Hamzah
Haz will cap off his campaign safari on Friday in West Lombok,
West Nusa Tenggara.

The People's Sovereignty Party (PDR) claimed it will field
Minister of Cooperatives and Small Enterprises Adi Sasono and
poet Rendra in its rally in Jakarta.

Ministers are barred from campaigning for political parties.
Adi has denied any formal links with PDR.

Friday is the last day of the 16-day campaign period for the
48 poll contenders. It will be followed by a two-day cooling off
period, when parties will be required to take down all
attributes, such as flags and banners. The balloting will take
place on Monday, which is to be declared a public holiday.

Aside from PDR, nine other political parties will campaign on
Friday in Jakarta. They are the New Masyumi Party; Indonesian
National Party-Marhaen (PNI-Massa Marhaen); Indonesian Democratic
Party (PDI); Golkar Party; United Party; Indonesian Democratic
Union Party (PUDI); National Labor Party (PBN); People's
Sovereignty Party (PDR) and the Peace Loving Party (PCD).

Golkar chairman Akbar Tandjung will campaign at the Wijaya
Kusuma square in West Jakarta and at Sunter Agung square in North
Jakarta.

The campaign locations are as follows:

Central Jakarta: Lapangan Merah soccer field; former hanger of
Merpati Airlines in Kemayoran.

East Jakarta: Pulomas square.

North Jakarta: Sunter Agung square; Tugu stadium.

West Jakarta: Wijaya Kusuma square; Petak Singkian soccer
field.

South Jakarta: IKPN Bintaro soccer field; former Saudi Arabia
Embassy square.

PUDI chairman Sri Bintang Pamungkas will campaign in Padang,
West Sumatra. (ind)