POLITICAL ANALYSIS
Reviving Democracy
Why is it necessary to "revive" or rejuvenate democracy? Is democracy no longer alive? Isn\'t democracy the most dominant political system in the world that it is hard to believe it could die?
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A mural with the theme of democracy adorns the wall of the General Election Commission Office in Solo, Central Java, Friday (13/10/2017)
Why is it necessary to "revive" or rejuvenate democracy? Is democracy no longer alive? Isn\'t democracy the most dominant political system in the world that it is hard to believe it could die?
There has been a growing discourse in Indonesia about "democracy is dead". There has been heated conversation and debate among academics, politicians and government officials about this issue. The discourse of "the death of democracy" causes euphoria among figures, organizations, or groups who reject democracy for certain reasons. If democracy died, they assumed there was a chance for the adoption of another political system.
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