The Minister Of Home Affairs Hopes That The Participation Of The 2024 Election Will Not Be Less Than 81.4 Percent

JAKARTA - Minister of Home Affairs (Mendagri) Tito Karnavian hopes that participants in the 2024 General Election (Pemilu) will not be less than 81.9 percent. Because according to him, high participation is one of the important indicators of success in holding elections.

"High voter participation will give strong legitimacy to whoever wins to become the government," Tito said in his remarks at Astor Ballroom, South Jakarta, Monday, March 13.

Tito explained that actually Indonesia's achievements were actually quite good in ensuring high voter participation. Since the Reformation, Indonesia's voters' participation has always increased from election to election.

In fact, said Tito, Indonesia's achievements have exceeded democratic countries which require its citizens to vote. Although, Indonesia does not adopt a volunteer system.

"Indonesia adheres to that system and we in 2019 first time also the greatest ever, 81.9 percent of our voters' participation, and that is far above democratic countries that implement mandatory (obligatory)," he said.

Tito hopes that there will be no conflict that could divide the nation, such as polarization that has the potential for division.

"There is no conflict that can divide the nation's unity, because we know polarization will be potential for conflict," he concluded.