Party acronyms confuse governor

Party acronyms confuse governor

BANDAR LAMPUNG, Lampung: PADI, PNI, PSII, PPIM, PSP, PBB, PUDI, PID, IPKI, MKGR, PCD ... Confused? Don't worry, you are not alone.

When addressing a seminar here on Tuesday, Governor Oemarsono embarrassed himself by repeatedly saying PSSI (Indonesian Soccer Association) when what he meant was PSII (Indonesian United Islam Party).

The governor's slip of the tongue was strongly protested by a PSII activist who attended the seminar on civilian-military relations sponsored by a local journalists association.

"I don't know why you mixed up PSSI and PSII. You know PSII was founded in 1905 when you hadn't been born," the party activist said.

Oemarsono apologized unreservedly for his mix-up, Antara reported.

Yeah ... acronyms of the 48 political parties are just as confusing as their leaders' jargon. (pan)