Golput and Individual Candidates

The reasons why the number of golput (nonvoters) in the general elections is always high. It is necessary to accommodate individual candidates.

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June 20, 2022

Golput and Individual Candidates

IN the 2014 General Elections, Indonesian eligible voters totaled 186,612,255 and those exercising their voting right constituted 75.2 percent. The rest did not vote, also known as golput (nonvoter). Meanwhile, in the 2019 elections, the number of eligible voters was 196,545,636, but those using their voting rights were only 81.97 percent. The 2014 elections were won by the Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle

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