Department of Government Affairs and Administration with KPU DIY Strengthen Citizenship: Implement the Importance of Active Elections

April 5, 2018, oleh: superadmin

Bantul (05/04/2018). KPU Goes to Campus University of Muhammadiyah Yogyakarta successfully held, thanks to the initiation of the Independent Conscious General Election Community in cooperation with the Department of Government Affairs and Administration student UMY, Department of Government Affairs and Administration Laboratory and BEM KM UMY as the organizer of the seminar.
“Goes to Campus KPU is a strategic event that is able to accommodate new, innovations that will later become an entry point for the election peroses in Indonesia. His hope with this discussion can collaborate the idea of ​​all young people in the success of the election in Indonesia, “said Chairman of the Society of Conscious Answers Edward Pahlevi. Edward who is still an active student of Government Affairs and Administration student 2014 reveals that the emergence of this seminar is motivated by several problems that occur routinely in the election process in Indonesia.
Election education seminar on the theme of Millennials Generation Role in Facing General Election 2019 was attended by Dr. Titin Purwaningsih, S.IP., M.Si, (Dean of Fisipol UMY), Dr. Muchammad Zaenuri, M. Si (Head of Department of Government Affairs and Administration) and Farid Bambang Siswantoro (Commissioner of Yogyakarta Special Election Commission). Not only that, the event was enlivened by various social groups such as Anti-Corruption Watchdog and the Independent Conscious Election Community.
Inaugurated his speech witnessed by seminar participants of students and students of DIY-region, Dr. Titin Purwaningsih appreciated the implementation of this activity, in an effort to enlighten and encourage the youth to be aware of the elections. “Although the participants at this seminar are mostly young people today who are technologically literate but not necessarily asocial and apolitical”. Titin. According to Dr. Titin activities today are able to strengthen citizenship, awaken the youth not to turn a blind eye to the democratic process.
Commissioner of KPU DIY Farid Bambang revealed that Goes to Campus KPU event is held regularly. This event has been held in 4 other Yogyakarta campuses to reach the campus, school, students and youth. “However, there is a different kind of seminar this morning because it is held from the strong determination of the students who are mired in the Community of Independent Conscious General Election”, explained Farid Bambang.
As a speaker Farid Bambang presents data on the participation of elections on the scope of Yogyakarta province. Regretted golput is still often the case “golput its essence is wasting its own rights, shackle the national interest where when dealing with money politics” added Farid Bambang. In particular, KPU commissioners requested the Department of Government Affairs and Administration Laboratories UMY to continuously synergize with the KPU, not to stop here. Actively participate in KPU activities such as assistance to the community, prevent golput and counteract money politic that is vulnerable to the election process.
The seminar was moderated by Fikri dzulfikar, S.IP as the second speaker Bambang Eka CW., S.IP., M.Si, presented some of the findings of last year’s research that need to be underlined. “There is extraordinary chirality, people who we think have influence on social media are not actively campaigning for election before the election, even there is a negative talk in the footsteps of his status”, said Bambang Eka. The former Bawaslu RI believes most millennials are still not interested in the issue of elections, even in line with the findings of the commissioners who are indeed relatively low participation rate of Yogyakarta.