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Tuesday, April 1, 2014

Participation of the poor in the election 'minimal'

Participation of the poor in the election 'minimal'

Four new jerseys of different shades and colors are on hand Jemris during campaign rallies past two weeks ahead of general elections on April 9.

Residents of Kupang, East Nusa Tenggara, received jerseys with the dominant color of red, yellow and blue are free of charge. In addition to the jerseys, he also claimed to have 50,000 cash transportation and lunch boxes ..

But all was not entirely 'free' because he was led to rallies of political parties that presented sweatshirts, lunch boxes and transport donations.

"If the committee invited me to campaign, I came. Middling to buy cigarettes," he said.

But the campaign that he should not go into a political choice.

According Jemris, that is what makes the material rewards follow invitation to attend the campaign.
Primordialism

"But poor people are also getting smarter. Who gave the big money then that is what they will choose."

Musni Umar
What do Jemris, said social researcher and poverty of the Institute of Social Empowerment and Democracy, Musni Umar, showed that poor people's participation in elections is usually only as a commodity.

"They do it because it mobilized and expect money. Poor people is politics. They make democracy as a means, a tool to earn money," said Musni Umar.

Momentum is filled by the polikus to have the support of the poor in the election.

"But poor people are also getting smarter. Who gave the big money then that is what they would choose," he added.

But he also warned that the amount of the provision of material can be used as collateral does not fully support, because Click primordial factors still play an important role among the poor.

Meanwhile, Chairman of the Golkar Party House of Representatives, also looked, who campaigned in the constituency of East Nusa Tenggara said open campaign with rallies outdated.

"The campaign is open ineffective and must pay for the transportation and consumption. Besides that came not selected, not necessarily our voters," he said.BBC

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