PDI anniversary in Senayan

PDI anniversary in Senayan

JAKARTA (JP): Organizers are expecting that more than 120,000
members and participants will flock the 27th anniversary of the
Indonesian Democratic Party (PDI) on Jan. 27 afternoon at the
Senayan Main Stadium in Central Jakarta, an executive said on
Thursday.

"President Abdurrahman Wahid and Vice President Megawati
Soekarnoputri will attend the anniversary," organizing chairman
Pantas Nainggolan said at City Council.

Megawati is the incumbent chairwoman of the Indonesian
Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI Perjuangan), a breakaway
faction of PDI which was established on Feb. 14, 1999, just a few
days before the registration deadline for the June 1999 general
election ended.

Nainggolan, also a councilor of PDI Perjuangan faction, said
the committee also invited leaders of other political parties,
foreign diplomats, cabinet ministers, and other state officials
to the ceremony.

"We have received permission from the City Police to hold the
ceremony," he said, while citing that more than 100,000 PDI
Perjuangan's task force members would also help secure the
procession.

"We will stage traditional dances from Aceh and songs from
Ambon, in addition to Megawati's political speech. We will also
perform East Timorese dances as a farewell bid," he said. (05)