Ahead Of Political Parties, Party Attributes Sellers Are Crowded At Tanah Abang Market

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JAKARTA - Ahead of political parties, party attributes and accessories orders at the Senen Jaya Shopping Center 1 and 2, Central Jakarta, began to get busy. This cannot be separated from approaching the 2024 General Election.

"Demands have started to increase in recent weeks. On average, there has been an increase in 'orders' above 50 percent compared to normal times," said Senen Jaya Shopping Center Manager 1 and 2, Prismo Juni Prianto, Antara, Wednesday, June 14.

He said, although not all of them received orders, the increase could be seen in the stalls providing political party attributes.

"Pesanan biasanya datang dari tim sukses baik di Jakarta maupun luar kota," kata Juni.

June said that usually the crowd had only been seen for six months before the election, but this time there had started activities.

"The order expansion is starting to increase, especially flags, t-shirts and umbul-umbul," he said.

Although it was only opened in February 2023, more than 400 party attributes and accessories traders occupied kiosks on the 1st and 2nd floors of the Senen Jaya 1 and 2 Shopping Centers.

In this new building, he said, traders feel more comfortable with adequate facilities, a fairly large parking area, the condition of the building is like a mall.

It has been decades since the campaign props traders have been the main reference for the political campaign team.

"For a long time, traders have depended on their fate at every political moment," he said.

A party attribute trader at the Senen Jaya Shopping Center 1 and 2, Chandra (52), said that every political season, many party aides and special teams from various regions and even outside the island contact him.

Through his shop, Chandra provides various party campaign attributes such as flags, shirts, clothes, knick-knacks for name labels, scarfs, pins, key hangers and stickers.

He has been selling specifically for party attributes for more than 30 years. During the regional elections or presidential elections, people are aiming for them because they are the most complete and have a lot of goods so they can match the price.

"Most of those who 'order' to me are from outside Jakarta such as Lampung, Medan, Makassar, even Maluku," said Chandra.