Hallo, hallo, let's vote PDI

PURWOKERTO, Central Java: A severe lack of funds does not discourage the rift-riddled Indonesian Democratic Party (PDI) in Banyumas district from campaigning.

To make the best use of the limited money and energy, the PDI will campaign in Banyumas by driving around town in a van and shouting its promises through a megaphone.

Banyumas PDI chief Narsim Reksosardjono called it the "Hallo- Hallo campaign".

"It's the most economical and safest campaign we can imagine," said Narsim, a party leader loyal to Soerjadi, the government- recognized PDI chief.

Megawati Soekarnoputri, the charismatic PDI chief whom Soerjadi ousted in a breakaway congress last year, remains popular but is banned from contesting the poll.

Megawati's loyalists have threatened to disrupt Soerjadi loyalists' campaigns. (wah/pan)