KPU Jakarta selects four for Senayan stadium campaign
KPU Jakarta selects four for Senayan stadium campaign
Bambang Nurbianto, Jakarta
Four of five presidential candidates will hold their outdoor
campaign gathering at the main stadium of the Bung Karno Sports
Complex in Senayan, Central Jakarta, next month.
Only Hamzah Haz and Agum Gumelar, candidates nominated by the
United Development Party (PPP), will hold their outdoor gathering
at the former Kemayoran airport ground in Central Jakarta. They
were unable to book the stadium because it will be used by the
national soccer team training for the World Cup.
The schedule was announced by the Jakarta General Elections
Commission (KPUD) after meeting the campaign teams of the five
presidential candidates on Friday.
The month-long campaign will kick off on June 1.
Each candidate is given the opportunity to hold an outdoor
campaign gathering at the provincial level and five gatherings
for party members only at the municipal/regental level.
All candidates will participate in a joint parade next
Tuesday. They are scheduled to sign a plaque with "Ready to Win
or Lose" etched on it. The plaque will be placed at the National
Monument (Monas) park in Central Jakarta.
Each candidate is permitted to enter 10 floats at the most.
KPUD chairman Muhamad Taufik said the parade would kick off
from either Monas park or City Hall and pass through Jl. Medan
Merdeka Selatan, Jl. M.H Thamrin, and Jl. Jend. Sudirman.
"Just like the legislative election campaign parade, the
floats will stop at the Semanggi cloverleaf before leaving for
their respective venues in the five municipalities," he said.
The KPUD has coordinated with the city police to arrange a
security detail for each presidential/vice presidential candidate
who joins the parade. The National Police are providing
additional security for presidential and vice presidential
candidates during the campaign period until the July 5 election
and vote counting is completed.
Schedule of outdoor campaigns at provincial level
No. andidates Date of campaign Venue
1. Hamzah Haz-Agum Gumelar June 6 Former Kemayoran airport
2. Wiranto-Solahuddin Wahid June 13 Main Stadium of Bung Karno
Sports Complex
3. Megawati Soekarnoputri-Hasyim Muzadi June 20 as above
4. Amien Rais-Siswono Yudhohusodo June 26 as above
5. Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono-Jusuf Kalla June 27 as above
Notes: Limited party campaign gatherings at the municipal/regental
level will mostly be held at sports stadiums or soccer fields.
Source: The Jakarta General Elections Commission