Abstract
Indonesian recently held a regional head concurrent elections in the first phase on December 9, 2015. Concurrent elections has been a historic moment for Indonesia to elect regional heads organized and structured massively. Concurrent election significance for Indonesian politics, especially at the local level, not only to read limited local democratic party, but rather an instrument for strengthening the democratic process. This research seeks to examine and analyze the democracy strengthening through concurrent election implementation in order to improve political stability of national development. In carrying out this study, researchers using qualitative methods. Whereabout the main data from this study is the researchers observation result on the concurrent election day, which is supported by several secondary data from the media. Featured models concurrent election (local concurrent election) is believed to be the best solution to counter the problems remaining in the elections execution, especially in two important reasons: First, the elections implementation effectiveness in order to realize the elections are more qualified and dignified from both the process and elections outcome aspects; second, the elections efficiency especially from the budget efficiency aspect which must be issued by the state to finance the electoral process.
Highlights
Political changes in Indonesia after the end of the New Order for 32 years (1967-1998) among others characterized by a constitutional reformation that managed the Indonesia constitutional system
The election is a continuation from previous elections practice, but at the same time has laid a new basis for the local political elite exchange mechanism in a regular basis
The elections become a new tradition, because there has been a change in the indirect election method by Parliament towards direct elections by all citizens in an area
Summary
Political changes in Indonesia after the end of the New Order for 32 years (1967-1998) among others characterized by a constitutional reformation that managed the Indonesia constitutional system. Considering the crisis of the political and legal and widespread rejection among the public after the enactment of Law No 22/2014, the President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono (SBY) in his late period signed Government Regulation of Law (Perppu) No 1 of 2014 about the governors, regents and mayors election, which essentially restores the people's sovereignty in direct local elections and not by parliament. In his speech, the President stated: "I respect the parliament decision about the elections law, but let me seek to democracy establishment of the people, by the people, for the people. The concurrent elections first phase stand on legitimate legal basis, the regulation has 1/2015 and later enacted into Law No 1 of 2015, and refined through the establishment of Law No 8 of 2015
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