Calls For Democratic Elections, 3,000 Yogyakarta Students Hold Action Rejecting Dynasty Politics

Students throughout Yogyakarta held a peaceful demonstration against dynastic politics in the 2024 Election (Ist)

YOGYAKARTA - Hundreds of students and communities who are members of the Democratic Guard Alliance held a democratic pulpit titled The Joint People's Consultatives of Dynasty Politics and Human Rights Violators' at the Sewon Institute of Arts Campus, Bantul Regency, Yogyakarta Special Region, Friday 24 November. The General Coordinator of the Alliance for the Protection of Democracy, Muhammad Suhud, said that this democratic pulpit was a form of student and general public unrest that existed in Yogyakarta on public issues. One of the most troubling is the decision of the Constitutional Court (MK) on the life limit of the Presidential and Vice Presidential Candidates. "Then, the Constitutional Court's decision shows that in Indonesia there is a democratic setback that we need to cross-check continuously as a civilian and student," Muhammad Suhud told reporters at the ISI Campus, Friday, November 23 afternoon. Suhud claimed that this democratic pulpit was followed by 35 campuses in Yogyakarta and the general public. Meanwhile, the mass base of the group reached 3,000 people. "Therefore, we made a theatrical action of Yogyakarta ISI students as well and speeches from the community and students and then closed the entertainment of the music stage. The theatrical is more about the pulpit of democracy, political dynasties and democracy that are castrated," he said. According to him, the action of the democratic pulpit will continue to guard and make the public aware if democracy in Indonesia has experienced a decline. Moreover, early 2024 has already rolled out the election and the presidential election. "Especially one, related to the issue of the election so that it runs democratically. Because democracy must not interfere, let alone be castrated with the interests of the oligarchy or the interests of kinship," said Suhud again.