Fears of low voter turnout at Indonesian polls

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Updated March 27, 2009 21:13:32

In Indonesia, there are fears that the upcoming parliamentary and presidential elections could suffer from low voter turnout. It's just ten years since the first democratic elections were held in Indonesia. Since then more and more voters have been staying away from the polls, with young people in particular saying they're disillusioned with politics as usual.

Presenter: Anna Lumban Gaol
Speakers: Paul Rowland, senior resident director for the National Democratic Institute, Indonesia; Leonnie Merinsca, manager of a private company in Jakarta; Satya Utama, former student activist

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