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Where have all the Golkar flags gone?

| Source: JP

Where have all the Golkar flags gone?

JAKARTA: Banners, flags and posters of political parties
campaigning for the elections are seen in every corner of the
city, but not many belong to Golkar.

Is it because Golkar lacks funds to produce the attributes?
Apparently not. A story told by Wagimin, a construction worker
who lives in Ciledug district, South Jakarta, might shed light on
the mystery.

He said yesterday he turned down an offer to install 15 Golkar
flags in his area because he was afraid of being hurt by
supporters of the Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI
Perjuangan).

"I was offered Rp 70,000 to install 15 Golkar flags, but I
turned it down. I was afraid I would be attacked," Wagimin told
The Jakarta Post.

The flags were to be placed in strategic places where some PDI
Perjuangan flags also fly.

He would not say which party he would vote for, but said that
many people in his area supported PDI Perjuangan. (sim)

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