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| Video Discription | (12 May 1997) Indonesian/Nat Police used tear gas and rubber bullets to break up clashes Sunday between rival political parties in Indonesia's Central Java ahead of the May 29 parliamentary elections. Authorities say 25 people were injured in the confrontations between supporters of the ruling Golkar party and the Muslin-dominated United Development party (P-P-P) at Pekalogan, Temanggang, Demak and Jepara. Witnesses say the fights broke out when groups of supporters tore down flags and posters put up by their rivals. Sunday's clashes underlie the increasing tension between Golkar and the P-P-P, which accused the ruling party of vote-rigging. Meanwhile, the third main party - the opposition Indonesian Democratic Party - is in crisis. Hundreds of motorcycles, trucks and cars rode around the streets of Jakarta on Sunday, displaying the colours of the opposition United Development Party (P-P-P). Thousands of people - many dressed in the party colour green - lined the streets to wave to the convoys as they passed. Others braved the crush of enthusiasts to hear the party's leaders urge them to action. While most of the party's themes have been on small social and economic improvements - basically favoured by all three parties - the P-P-P went on the attack this weekend. It alleged election misconduct by the ruling Golkar party. The party secretary-general said that a subdistrict head in Sumatra had already decided the amount of votes that each party would receive on 29 May. The P-P-P recently gained an edge over the other officially recognised opposition group, the Indonesian Democratic Party (P-D-I), when Megawati Sukarnoputri was overthrown as leader of the P-D-I. The P-P-P co-opted many of her issues - including calls to raise the minimum wage and force industries to raise pay nationwide. This appears to be an attempt to tighten the gap between rich and poor - which is seen as the root of dissatisfaction with the government. That message - and a call to respect Muslim values - appears to have brought many new faces to P-P-P events. The P-P-P also appears to have attracted many of Megawati supporters who took part in the rallies over the weekend. Wearing red, they carried banners that read "Megawati is a star". Megawati, the daughter of Indonesia's founding president Sukarno, has been barred from taking part in the elections. Jakarta was wracked last year by its worst political riots in two decades after she was ousted from the P-D-I by rival colleagues - apparently backed by the Suharto government. Media speculation has grown recently of a possible alliance between Megawati and the P-P-P. SOUNDBITE: (Bahasa Indonesia) "Millions of people who support Megawati from all over Indonesia now join the millions of P-P-P supporters to succeed in the election this year." SUPER CAPTION: Voxpop The P-D-I's campaign, meanwhile, has been fading. Some analysts say the party could receive half as many votes as they did in 1992. In Jakarta over the weekend, P-D-I leaders forged on, calling on supporters to not lose faith. But most of the crowd appeared to be young males, drawn as much for the music and carnival atmosphere as any political message. While people under 17 years of age are not supposed to participate in campaign activities, they show up at all election rallies. This P-D-I event in Jakarta would have numbered only a couple of dozen without them. While P-D-I supporters moving to the P-P-P should not threaten Golkar supremacy, it could make the P-P-P the majority party in the capital. Find out more about AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/HowWeWork Twitter: https://twitter.com/AP_Archive Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/APArchives โโ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/APNews/ You can license this story through AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/metadata/youtube/fc226e6176bd3b1ec3409ecda1991d31 WPiNHeLn-us |
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