Author: Gama Marchel Grend *
Since the 1955 General Election the Abstentions rate tends to increase every year. According to estimates, various sources of Abstentions in the 2009 presidential election were 40% and were the highest Golput numbers in Indonesia.
The high rate of abstentions is certainly very unfortunate considering that Golput has actually been determined as a wrong action by the state.
Why is Golput’s action considered detrimental to the state?
Those who voice themselves for Golput do not automatically participate in realizing the sustainability of leadership and development in Indonesia because the 2019 Election mat is the first step in the progress process in this country.
It is not their responsibility to confidently voice and consecrate themselves on social media as Golput openly and often from those who invite others to participate in the Golput movement. This makes many characters react. One of them is the former President of the Republic of Indonesia, Megawati Soekarno Putri.
The Chairperson of the PDI Perjuangan Party said that Golput is an act of people who have no self-respect. He revealed that if you want Golput don’t become Indonesian citizens.
He also urged the general public not to listen to and follow the input of those who invited Golput in the 2019 election because those who invited Golput were not an example of a good citizen.
In line with Megawati, Chairperson of the KNPI DPP Haris Pratama said that Golput was not a smart choice taken by an intellectual. The reaction from these figures certainly indicates that the threat of Golput in the 2019 Election mat feels so real.
In the next 5 years, this country will be led by candidates selected in the General Election. It can be said that the fate of this nation for the next 5 years is in the midst of those who occupy seats in government.
If we do not invite others to participate intelligently in the 2019 Election title, it means that indirectly we have surrendered voluntarily to the hands of destruction and the country that we love can be dimly lit when Indonesia starts to be appreciated and recognized for all of its achievements today and also its rapid development as a road to an increasingly advanced and prosperous Indonesia.
For that, let us all unite and together in inviting others to not Gollput and fight all forms of intimidation and Not Afraid to Choose in this 2019 election title for the success of national leadership and development sustainability in Indonesia towards Advanced Indonesia that is respected by other nations.
*) Alumni of Paramadina University
