 On 19 May, following widespread violations of traffic laws by election participants, Rudini said that the campaign to date had not been "ideal", and that a good campaign would take the form of political debates, including using the electronic media and the press.The following day, the governor of Yogyakarta banned the use of two-wheeled vehicles for campaigning.Two days later, PPP and PDI members removed their flags from the streets of Yogya and replaced them with white flags as a protest against the ban.