Dressing up Democracy
Political parties are pulling out all stops to look their best, from pitching romanticized images of past heroes to hiring expensive spin doctors. Trillions of rupiah are being spent during this three-week campaign period.
Tempo
April 1, 2014
The Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle's (PDI-P) 'yellow rice cone' ad was the object of much derision in the social media after it aired on television. The theme of domestically grown crops touted by this party was not in line with the decision to sell a number of state assets when PDI-P head Megawati Soekarnoputri was the Indonesian president from 2001-2004.
"We were also shocked by the latest attack," said Iman Brotoseno, a party campaigner,
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