To vote or not to vote: Talk of ‘golput’ resurfaces ahead of 2024 presidential race in Indonesia

A giant banner depicting Indonesia's defence minister and presidential candidate, Prabowo Subianto, and his running mate, Gibran Rakabuming Raka, who is the eldest son of Indonesian President Joko Widodo and Surakarta's Mayor, is seen among the supporters, before they register themselves for next year's presidential election, in Jakarta, Indonesia, on Oct 25, 2023. — Reuters

JAKARTA (The Jakarta Post/ANN): Hearing about his friends not wanting to vote in next year’s election made Kurniawan, a 50-year-old freelance editor from Bandung, West Java, scoff.

“Not voting is just succumbing to your own ego,” he said. “Trust me, a presidential election is way too big for nonvoters to make a dent.”