Jakarta, April 19 -- The Bogor Agricultural Institute's (IPB's) political observer Sofyan Sjaf is optimistic of the General Election Commission (KPU) accelerating vote-counting for the 2019 General Election to avert community conflicts following the presidential and vice-presidential pairs claiming victory.
"The results of some 'quick counts' by survey institutions that show the incumbent on a winning streak are viewed as opposing camps. This has high potential to trigger conflicts among members of the community," he stated during a conversation with ANTARA in Bogor, West Java, Friday.
The lecturer at the Human Ecology Faculty (FEMA) believes that apart from quick counts by survey institutions, the commission's "real count" too carries a ...