Young Voters want Corruption-Free Leader

Almost 60 percent of voters in the 2024 general elections will be aged 17-39 years. This demographic wants an honest leader who is free of corruption.

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A young voter conducts an election simulation at the University of Indonesia library yard, Depok, Sunday (4/12/2016) in a series of activities called Rock The Vote Indonesia with the theme “Gender Aware Young Voters”. Young voters are not only decisive in choosing a good leader, but will also become future leaders.

JAKARTA, KOMPAS – Young voters aged 17-39 years hope that the leader elected in 2024 will be a humble populist who possesses and a clean, corruption-free track record. Youths are hoping that an honest, corruption-free leader would help them realize their hopes by creating more jobs to increase welfare.

The survey, “Young Voters and the 2024 General Elections: Post-pandemic Sociopolitical Dynamics and Preferences”, conducted from 8-13 Aug. 2022 by the Centre for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS), Jakarta, showed that young people preferred honest and corruption-free (34.8%) leaders in 2024. Other respondents preferred humble and pro-people leaders (15.9%), firm and authoritative leaders (12.4%), achievers and well-performing leaders (11.6%) and leaders with prior leadership experience (10.1%).