Today is the p
residential elections – it is the third election that has been held since my arrival in Indonesia and each is accompanied by an extra days leave. The need for leave is because of the time involved in getting from place of residence to the village where you are registered to vote. I struggle to believe that amongst all the photographs I have taken in Indonesia I failed to take any of the campaign posters and flags which have been adorning the roadside every few 
meters but I seem to have skilfully taken views missing these advertisements for the various parties – there was nothing discrete about the size which makes it all the more remarkable that I did not get a photograph. I have just been going through the photographs my fatehr took and found one of posters for a candidate in the presidential elections. The other thing on a large scale was a ballot papers for the parliamentary elections these were A2 with photographs of the candidates. Each candidate had a number and this was displayed on all their promotional material along with photographs to ensure everyone would be able to cast their vote for the candidate of their choice.
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