Gen-Z Perspective on Politics: High Interest, Uninformed, and Urging Political Education

The Central Bureau of Statistics report reveals that Gen-Z dominates Indonesia's population
today. This data is necessary considering that in 2024 a general election will be held. The votes
from gen-z will undoubtedly be a bone of contention for competing politicians and political
parties. In political communication, research is often focused on strategies for compiling
narratives that can be converted into vote gains or political image management to attract
sympathy. These two things can only be done when they know the perspective of the target
public. Therefore, this study aims to determine the perspective of Gen Z. This qualitative study
uses the focus group discussion method to obtain in-depth data. There are three interesting
findings: Gen-Z is highly interested in politics but feels uninformed. Second, Gen-Z sees the
existence of political parties in a negative light due to the high number of corruption cases.
Third, Gen-Z urges for political education. each finding is elaborated on in this research paper.