Jakarta – Megawati Soekarnoputri in her daily message, Wednesday (23/4), said, the entire membership and supporters of the Megawati Indonesian Democratic Party (PDI) throughout the country will not take part in campaign activities in the name of the PDI during the campaign period of the 1997 General Elections.

She therefore requested that the party and Megawati PDI supporters continue to struggle together to create an elections which are democratic and constitutional as mandated in the 1993 Broad Outlines of State Policy (GBHN) which has the spirit of the 1945 Constitution, particularly during the campaign period.

This step by the Megawati PDI will be taken to avoid the possibility of violent acts which may be caused by intentional provocation launched by a particular party, which could be directed to discredit the party membership and PDI supporters.

[Unabridged translation from Kompas - James Balowski]