President SBY made his first campaign at the Gelora Bung Karno Hall

President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono (SBY) patron of the Ruling Party Partai Demokrat (PD) started his political campaign to support his party’s cause for the Legislative Election on April 9, 2009 at Gelora Bung Karno Hall (GBK Hall) today, Friday March 20, 2009 attended by about 50,000 supporters, or about a half of the GBK Hall capacity of 120,000 people.

The President was scheduled to make three 7-minute speeches during today campaign and sang his new campaign song “Sempurna” (Perfect), composed by Andra and sang by “The Backbone” musical band. His previous successful campaign song was “Pelangi di matamu” (Rainbow on your etes). However, the President only gave one 7-minute speech and then left the audience. There was an impression that the President was not happy because the campaign hall was half-fiiled. The President said in his previous Press Conference at his Cikeas residence that he would do campaigning for his PD Party every Friday, Saturday and Sunday till April 5, 2009, the end of open campaigning allowed by the Election Regulator (KPU) for the Legislative Election.

On the same day the Partai Keadilan Bangsa (PKS) held a campaign rally at Blok-S Jakarta on a smaller stadium. The stadium was fully attended by PKS supprters and after the campaign, streets surrounding the area were jammed by the PKS supportes. Chairman of PKS Tifatul Sembiring made his party’s campaign speech.