PILPRES 2014

Why Golput is not good?

2014 is an exciting year for Indonesian people. They will carry the presidential election. In todays’s secular system, presidential election is often called the democratic party, where people will be demanded to vote leaders of this country. Obviously we crave a leader who is able to make Indonesia be a peaceful, just, affluent and prosperous. However about who is the right candidate, I do not want to focus on one of the presidential candidate and the vice presidential candidate. Because both of them have positive and negative values.

Previously let us first look at the positive values of each candidate. First, most of Indonesian people judge Prabowo is a figure that is firm, while Jokowi is assessed as being populist. Second, Prabowo-Hatta have the excellence in terms of popularity that should not be underestimated, while Jokowi-JK have the excellence in terms of electability, and Jokowi does not have a trace of the New Order. Third, Prabowo-Hatta have the power in the party machine, it means that they are promoted by many party, that is Gerindra, PAN, PPP, PKS, Golkar and PBB. While Jokowi-JK have the power in the volunteer machine, because the volunteers who support Jokowi so strong that it can not be taken lightly.

Given the presidential election had its day. The campaign of each candidate have expired since July 5, 2014, the day before yesterday. But, the invitation to select is still underway. In addition, the invitation not to vote or golput is felt real by us. Based on the results of vote counting recapitulation 2014 legislative election that I read on detik.com, KPU has noted the Golput rate has reached 24.89 percent. We are supposed  to address it critically. The era of democracy transmission will cause a lot of people do not believe in the democratic system, but now it will be even more dangerous if Golput is increasing. Most of us also assume that Golput is not good. And then the question arises why Golput is not good?

As intelligent people, we are supposed to take a role to participate in this presidential election. Being Golput is not an option, while use the right to vote in the 2014 presidential election is a must. Anyone who will be voted is supposed to have a grasp of Indonesian political consequences in the future. If we want to see a better future, we are not supposed to Golput.

We will vote a new leader on 9 July 2014. Let's vote the best leader who will be the Leader of Indonesia. Vote the leader who appropriate with the desire of the Indonesian people. That is a leader who is able to make Indonesia be a peaceful, equitable, affluent and prosperous.

Once again, let us support the 2014 presidential election and vote the leaders of this country. Golput is not an appropriate option. Therefore, DON'T GOLPUT! Because, it means that you are not responsible for the future of this country.

That is the reason why Golput is not good.

DEMOCRACY REGARDS!