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Article: ABSTAINERS TO INCREASE IF PRESIDENTIAL RACE RUNS TWO ROUNDS: OBSERVER.
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- ANT - LKBN ANTARA (Indonesia)
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- April 19, 2009
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Denpasar, Bali, April 19 (ANTARA): Prof Dr Dewa Gede Atmadja, SH, a political observer from Udayana University here believes that the number of election abstainers or "golput" will increase if the upcoming presidential race is to be held in two rounds. "The 'golput' percentage is expected to increase if the presidential and vice presidential race is held in two rounds," he said Sunday. If the golput percentage is up, it will indicate a decline in the people's confidence towards the government, he said. The high number of golput is an indication that the people have got bored due to a series of polls across the ...