Animals, dancers set rally alight

Animals, dancers set rally alight

SEMARANG: Good times were had by all when thousands of
Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI Perjuangan) here
painted the Central Java capital red on Tuesday.

A group of partisan supporters brought with them wild and
domestic animals, adding life to the campaign rally across the
city. Amid deafening drums beaten by the marching crowd, ducks,
chickens, birds, snakes and orangutans stole the show.

In another rare exhibition, some party supporters dressed in
traditional costumes for a wayang puppet dance and drew much
attention with their comical gestures.

Earlier in the day, the tandem of PDI Perjuangan deputy
chairman Mochtar Buchori and chief of the party's provincial
branch Soeratal reminded party supporters to keep an eye out for
possible vote-rigging on election day June 7.

"We have lots of people but we must be careful of possible
malfeasance during the vote count. If the elections run in a free
and fair manner, we will emerge the winner," Mochtar said. (har)