Kadek Dwita Was Present as a Speaker at the Debriefing of Village Participants Care for the Election of Badung Regency

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South Kuta, Lecturer of Political Science at Udayana University, Dr Kadek Dwita Apriani, S.Sos., M.I.P., was present as a speaker in the debriefing activity for the participants of the Village Concern for the Election and Election in 2022 which was held by the General Election Commission of Badung Regency, which was located at the Benoa Village Head Office. (15/10/2022)

To seek to increase voter participation in the 2024 general election, the General Election Commission of Badung Regency conducts training for the participants of the Election Care Village. On this occasion, Dr Kadek Dwita was invited to give a presentation with the title “Knowing Young Voters and Their Behavior in Elections: An Effort to Increase Public Participation”.

The choice of this topic is based on the fact of Generation Z has the potential to influence the implementation of elections and also who will later become the first voter in the 2024 general election. On this event, Kadek Dwita explained the typology of political participation along with examples of its activities, and the logic of the relationship between the popularity and electability of figures. , the differences and risks between swing voters and core voters, and the introduction of GenZ as a novice voter, its characteristics, and approaches.

The activity continued with a question and answer session guided by I Gusti Ketut Gede Yusa Arsana Putra, S.H., as a member of the General Election Commission of Badung Regency. Several topics are the focus of questions from the discussion, namely the tail effect that appears in the election, the urgency of GenZ in the 2024 election, and related to political campaigns on social media.

The debriefing for Election Care Village which was attended by several members of the General Election Commission of Badung Regency, and representatives from Benoa Villages and Seka Truna Truni in Benoa, ended with the handing over of certificates to the speaker. It is hoped that this activity, it can assist relevant institutions in conducting political socialization, especially related with elections, and helping to increase the participation of Gen Z in the 2024 general election. (Tr)