Vote buying Warning: You are not logged in. Your IP address will be publicly visible if you make any edits. If you log in or create an account, your edits will be attributed to your username, along with other benefits.Anti-spam check. Do not fill this in! ==== Indonesia ==== In [[Indonesian language|Indonesian]], vote buying is often known as ''{{ill|politik uang|id}}'' (lit. 'money politics'). According to a survey of 440 respondents by Institut Riset Indonesia in January–March 2020 in areas that will have [[2020 Indonesian local elections|local elections in 2020]], 60 percent of respondents said that they will allow their vote to be bought. Reasons for accepting vote buying include considering it as a gift that can not be rejected (35–46 percent), compensation for not working on the election day (25–30 percent), and supporting daily needs (9–16 percent).<ref>{{cite news |last1=Saubani |first1=Andri |title=Potensi Maraknya Praktik Politik Uang Pilkada Kala Pandemi |url=https://republika.co.id/berita/qculq7409/potensi-maraknya-praktik-politik-uang-pilkada-kala-pandemi |access-date=November 12, 2020 |work=Republika Online |date=July 3, 2020 |language=id |archive-date=November 16, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201116143847/https://republika.co.id/berita/qculq7409/potensi-maraknya-praktik-politik-uang-pilkada-kala-pandemi |url-status=live }}</ref> One of the common tactics of vote buying is ''{{ill|serangan fajar|id|Serangan fajar (politik)}}'' (lit. 'dawn attack'), which is giving money a day or two before the election day. The amount ranges from Rp30,000 to Rp50,000.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Wasono |first1=Hari Tri |title=Saat Serangan Fajar Justru Dinanti Warga |url=https://pemilu.tempo.co/read/568918/saat-serangan-fajar-justru-dinanti-warga/full&view=ok |access-date=November 12, 2020 |work=Tempo |date=April 8, 2014 |language=id |archive-date=January 15, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210115180649/https://pemilu.tempo.co/read/568918/saat-serangan-fajar-justru-dinanti-warga |url-status=live }}</ref> According to Burhanuddin Muhtadi in his book ''Kuasa Uang; Politik Uang dalam Pemilu Pasca-Orde Baru'', vote buying in Indonesia is done by individual candidates instead of political parties because of intense intraparty competition, forcing candidates to rely on their own networks instead of relying on the party machine.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Marzuqi |first1=Abdillah |title=Di Balik Serangan Fajar |url=https://mediaindonesia.com/read/detail/321885-di-balik-serangan-fajar |access-date=November 12, 2020 |work=Media Indonesia |date=June 20, 2020 |language=id |archive-date=November 12, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201112191014/https://mediaindonesia.com/read/detail/321885-di-balik-serangan-fajar |url-status=live }}</ref> Summary: Please note that all contributions to Christianpedia may be edited, altered, or removed by other contributors. If you do not want your writing to be edited mercilessly, then do not submit it here. You are also promising us that you wrote this yourself, or copied it from a public domain or similar free resource (see Christianpedia:Copyrights for details). Do not submit copyrighted work without permission! Cancel Editing help (opens in new window) Discuss this page