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Parties demand
cheap flights

MEDAN, North Sumatra: Several executives at airline companies
in North Sumatra province revealed on Sunday that, as the
election campaign is underway, demands are on the rise from the
political parties for discounted flights.

The party leaders argued for the discounted prices, saying
they had to visit their supporters often during the election
campaign, said Nasrizal, a general manager for Garuda Indonesia
Airways' Medan branch.

He said that Garuda had accepted some proposals from the
political parties for the discounted flights.

The general manager of Adam Air, Sunaryanto, said that his
company would not give discounted prices unless the party leaders
bought tickets in large groups.

Domestic flight seat capacity has increased to 80 percent
during the election campaign, which started on Thursday, compared
to 70 percent on average before the campaign. -- JP

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Trail-Manado-election

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Politicians urged
to respect church

MANADO, North Sulawesi: The Synod Working Group at Masehi
Injili Church in Manado called on political party leaders and
party campaigners on Sunday to refrain from delivering political
sermons in church.

The call was aimed at preventing the abuse of religion for
politics, according to a circular signed by the chairman of the
Synod Working Group, Parengkuan.

In the circular, Parengkuan also called on Christians in North
Sulawesi to vote in the upcoming elections, saying that casting
one's vote was the right of every citizen in Indonesia. -- JP

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Accident claims
candidate's eye

SURABAYA: Bad luck struck Muhammad Subhan, a legislative
candidate with the National Awakening Party (PKB) for the
Trenggalek regency council, leaving him with only one eye.

The accident occurred when Muhammad, who was a riding
motorcycle on Friday, was on his way to a relative's house in
Trenggalek. As he sped along Jl. Soekarno-Hatta in Trenggalek, a
bamboo pole with a campaign flag on it, suddenly fell and impaled
Muhammad's left eye. He fell from his motorcycle with the bamboo
still stuck in his eye.

He was rushed to Soetomo Hospital in Surabaya, and a doctor
there stated astutely deduced that the would probably lose the
eye. -- JP

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PDI-P rebuked for
poll violation

CIREBON, West Java: A member at Cirebon mayoralty's General
Election Commission (KPUD) lashed out on Sunday at the Indonesian
Democratic Party of Struggle's (PDI-P) Cirebon branch, saying
that the party had violated election rules.

"According to the campaign schedule, the party should only
campaign in the media on Friday. But, in addition to campaigning
in the media, the party also mobilized people for campaigning on
the streets," said Darumakka, the chairman of Cirebon KPUD.

Darumakka demanded that the Election Supervisory Committee
(Panwaslu) immediately investigate the alleged violation of the
election rule. -- JP

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PDI-P boys brawl
after erotic dance

SEMARANG: Gangs of youths supporting the Indonesian Democratic
of Struggle (PDI-P) clashed violently with each other during a
PDI-P campaign event featuring a sensual dancer in Semarang on
Sunday.

At least five people suffered from injuries sustained in the
clash, which happened right under the watchful eyes of several
PDI-P candidates, who were sitting on stage at the time also
enthralled with the provocative dancer's enticing steps.

The candidates were Murdoko, the chairman of the Central Java
PDI-P branch and Deddy Soetomo, a PDI-P candidate, more noted for
his acting ability rather political/legislative acumen.

The brawl began while the PDI-P crowd sang and danced, along
with the dancer on stage. Suddenly, at least two groups of
hormonally energized youth began kicking and hitting one another.
However, the brawl ended as the security personnel calmed the two
groups.

PDI-P campaigners Murdoko, Deddy Soetomo and Gunawan
Wirosarojo, a deputy chairwoman of PDI-P, expressed their concern
over the incident. "Shame on them. It can tarnish the party's
image," explained Gunawan. -- JP