It’s Not Just About Politics
Many are calling 2018 a political year. Such labeling only induces anxiety and unease.
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General Elections Commission (KPU) commissioner for voter dissemination and education division, Wahyu Setiawan, introducing the hashtag SOVEREIGN VOTERS STRONG COUNTRY at the Central KPU office in Jakarta, Friday (27/10). The hashtag has been introduced as part of the Election Awareness Movement ahead of the 2018 regional elections and the 2019 simultaneous elections.
Many are calling 2018 a political year. Such labeling only induces anxiety and unease.
It is true that regional elections will occur in 171 regions, 17 of which are large provinces such as East Java, Central Java, West Java, North Sumatra and South Sulawesi, in 2018. Analysts have said the results of regional elections in 2018 will be used as a reference point for the 2019 presidential election. The elections in the three provinces in Java alone will involve 45 percent of the national population. Nevertheless, regional and presidential elections remain two starkly different things.