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Is it time to give military and police right to vote in Indonesia?

Indonesia is one of country without voting right to military and police. Some people said 2014 would be the perfect time to allow police and military to vote president and vice president, while others argued that such a political right among the armed forces would only hamper the nation’s fledgling democracy.

Giving right to vote for police and military can show their commitment to reform. After all, these personnel have the same rights as citizens, and granting them voting rights supports our democracy. In most of the other democratic countries, the constitution guarantees every eligible citizen’s right to vote and hence, there are no limitations regarding the voting rights of the military personnel or other civil servants. There many countries with voting right to military and police such as Australia, United Kingdom, Germany, China, Canada, Russia, United States, new Zealand, France, Philippines and Venezuela (data from http://aceproject.org), actually there no problem over there about that.

Some people in Indonesia worry about voting rights that would be misused by people with power in the military and the police. Actually this political right would harm the country if police and military misuse their right to do political mobilization. Furthermore, Indonesia has bitter experience with the Army in the past when Suharto was a president of Indonesia for 32 years.

1.     Do you agree if military and police have right to vote in Indonesia?

2.     According to you what is definition of democratic country in case with general election?

3.     Are military and police part of people in democracy?

4.     People say Indonesia is democratic country, according to you why Indonesia does not give voting right to military and police?

5.     Indonesia does not give voting right to military and police, According to you, it is fair or not?  

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