Jakarta – A researcher said here on Monday that a revolution could break out if conflicts occur between anti-democracy and reform forces in next year's general elections.

"A revolution could happen because the gap between reality and public expectations is too wide," Ikrar Nusabakti from the Indonesian Institute of Sciences (LIPI) said at a seminar to make year-end reflections.

He said the presence of old figures considered anti-reform could increase the possibility of a revolution.