Nyarwi Ahmad - Towards 17 April.

Dr Nyarwi Ahmad, lecturer in the Department of Communication Science, Faculty of Social and Political Sciences, University of Gadjah Mada (UGM) talks about potential voter turn-out and the quality of the five televised election debates in Indonesia.

Prabowo or Jokowi? The answer will be known after over 190 million Indonesian voters go to the polls on 17 April. Source: Photo Reuters - 08 April 2019.

How well did the five election debates inform Indonesian voters about the election issues?  Why are the debates useful for the candidates in the Indonesian context?  Why might the number of informal voters (Golput) fall in this election?  Dr Nyarwi Ahmad, explains.

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