Abstract
The multi-party system and the limitations of the presidential threshold adopted by Indonesian democracy have encouraged political parties to coalesce with each other. This study aims to analyze communication networks and the special role of political elites in the formation of party coalitions in the 2019 Presidential Election in Indonesia. This research method adopts a communication network analysis to identify the structure of the communication network between political elites and the roles they play in relation to the formation of party coalitions for the 2019 Presidential Election. The findings indicated that the formation of party coalitions was not only due to the ideological similarities. It was also based on the existence of political profit and loss considerations in a coalition, both in targeting positions and targeting support to win the Presidential Election. Further, the experience of political actors in building relations also played an important role. The contribution of this research is in the form of recommendations for new methods of communication networks.
Highlights
Politics refers to a series of activities associated with the governance of a country or an area
Presidential Threshold (PT) 20-25 percent in the Election Law means that political parties or a combination of political parties that can carry the presidential candidate are those who get 20% of seats in the House of Representatives (Dewan Perwakilan Rakyat or DPR) or 25% of the national votes in the 2014 election
Based on the explanation above, this study aims to analyze communication networks and the special role of political elites in the formation of party coalitions in the 2019 Presidential Election in Indonesia
Summary
Politics refers to a series of activities associated with the governance of a country or an area. A political party is a way to reach a political goal. In modern nation-states, as Satori said, “people have formed political parties to represent their ideas. They agree to take the same position on many issues and agree to support the same changes to law and the same leaders” This political party becomes a political vehicle that will participate in general elections (Cangara, 2009).
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