PPP stops outdoor campaigning

PPP stops outdoor campaigning

BANTUL, Yogyakarta: The Bantul branch of the United Development
Party (PPP) branch will not campaign outdoors in the third phase
of the election campaign, which starts on Friday, a PPP official
said on Thursday.

"In the third phase, we shall order our party members to stay
at home and contemplate what we should do to win the election,"
said Achmad Subagyo, chairman of the Bantul branch of PPP.

The decision was taken after the party evaluated the outdoor
campaign in the regency during the first and second phases of the
election campaign. PPP observed that party members had frequently
violated traffic regulations and also disturbed the peace.

"As a result, the party has received many complaints from the
Bantul General Elections Commission, which have damaged the
party's image. For the sake of the party, outdoor campaigning has
to be stopped," he said. -- JP