Will the youth vote win? The world’s largest Muslim-majority nation has gone to the polls this week in an election which could lure the country back towards authoritarianism.
High stakes in the world’s biggest election
Active democracy: Voters in traditional dress cast their votes in one of Indonesia’s 820,000 polling booths. Glossary
Provincial - Concerning the regions of a country outside the capital, often used to mean narrow-minded or unsophisticated.
Indonesia - A country in south-east Asia, made up of over 17,000 islands.
Turnouts - The number of people who take part in an event, particularly an election.
Shedded - Got rid of.
Authoritarian - Enforcing strict obedience to authority.
Democracy - A system of government based on the idea of rule by the people.
Eligible - Suitable or meeting the requirements to take part.
K-pop - Short for Korean pop. Pop music originating from South Korea.
Corruption - When someone abuses their power for personal gain. It often involves bribery.
Human rights - The basic rights and freedoms that belong to every person in the world, from birth until death. They apply regardless of where you are from, what you believe or how you choose to live your life. Some have called for animals and even natural phenomena like rivers to have some form of human rights.
Gimmick - A publicity stunt to attract attention.