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Child involved in political campaigns brought by their parent. March 28th, early morning on Thursday. A number of areas in Mamuju municipality were crowded and the joint forces were arranging traffic jam. Some road sections closed. Party's supporters marched together to the Ahmad Kirang field for deliberately campaigning of both presidential and vice presidential candidates. In that day, not only adults participated but pupils, who must not join a campaign, also involved in. I assumed most were still in elementary school. Some of child walked with their parents while others followed party's group, even wearing campaign attributes and jostling underneath the sun. The children participation matter in campaigns is often considered as a normal thing by their parents, whereas at odds with Indonesia's constitution, number 35/2014 Article 15, arguing children should not be involved in political activities including campaigns. Therefore, pupils have a right to be protect...