Will the youth vote win? Indonesians have voted for a new president. Some worry about what their choices could mean for the future of the country.
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High stakes in the world's biggest election
Will the youth vote win? Indonesians have voted for a new president. Some worry about what their choices could mean for the future of the country.
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What's happening?
820,000 polling stationsPlaces where people go to vote in an election. . 17,000 islands, 6,000 of them inhabited. 204 million registered voters. And 3,200 miles of territory.
It is one of the biggest and most challenging electionA vote in which someone is chosen to represent a group of people. days in the world. This week, millions of people across IndonesiaA country in south-east Asia, made up of over 17,000 islands. voted for their future president.
Indonesia is so big that election papers had to be taken to people by boat, helicopter, ox-drawn carts and even by foot.
It is a big day. Indonesia has only been a democracyA system of government based on the idea of rule by the people., in which the people can choose their leaders, for 26 years.
The country is unusual, because more than half of all voters are young people. Candidates took to giving away K-popShort for Korean pop. Pop music originating from South Korea. concert tickets and posting cat photos and TikTok dances online to attract young voters.
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But some young people say they are more interested in plans for the country than dances. Surveys show young people are worried about jobs and the environmentThe natural world..
We will not know the final result for a few weeks, but experts think Indonesia's defence minister Prabowo Subianto will win. This worries some because some think he might return Indonesia to a time when people had less choices. In the past, he has been accused of human rightsThe 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. abuses.
Will the youth vote win?
Yes! Prabowo Subianto is very popular with Indonesia's young people. He has even been called a "cuddly grandpa". Whether or not this is a good thing is a different question!
No! Young people do not care about cat videos or K-pop. They care about making Indonesia a better place - but not all of them agree on how to do that.
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Keywords
Polling stations - Places where people go to vote in an election.
Election - A vote in which someone is chosen to represent a group of people.
Indonesia - A country in south-east Asia, made up of over 17,000 islands.
Democracy - A system of government based on the idea of rule by the people.
K-pop - Short for Korean pop. Pop music originating from South Korea.
Environment - The natural world.
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.
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
Polling stations - Places where people go to vote in an election.
Election - A vote in which someone is chosen to represent a group of people.
Indonesia - A country in south-east Asia, made up of over 17,000 islands.
Democracy - A system of government based on the idea of rule by the people.
K-pop - Short for Korean pop. Pop music originating from South Korea.
Environment - The natural world.
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.