Jumat , 25 Jan 2019, 13:30 WIB

Golput is not the solution: House Speaker

REPUBLIKA.CO.ID, JAKARTA -- Speaker of House of Representatives (DPR RI) Bambang Soesatyo believed that abstentions, locally mentioned as golput (golongan putih) is not the right solution in improving the...

Kamis , 24 Jan 2019, 21:17 WIB

Abstainers to increase in 2019 presidential election: LBH

REPUBLIKA.CO.ID, JAKARTA -- The number of abstainers or non-voters, known locally as golput (golongan putih), in the 2019 presidential election are estimated will increase compared to the 2014 presidential election. Director of the Jakarta Legal Aid Institute (LBH) Arief Maulana explained that it was a global phenomenon. "Voters choose to not exercise their voting right as a form of...