Legal Politic of Gender Responsive Election System (A Concept)

Ristina Yudhanti,Adi Sulistiyono,Isharyanto Isharyanto,A Raharjo,T Sudrajat

doi:10.1051/shsconf/20185402010

Abstract

The discourse of obligation that female has representatives in politics continuously occurred by the agreement of equal position between male and female. This discourse must be implemented by the state to achieve national purpose as decided by substance and the various instrument by the constitution. By fair and gender equality, so the state is obligated to give protection for implementing gender equality including particular actions involving access, participation, control in development process and equal as well as fair benefit between female and male to gender-based approach. The legal political policy of general election in the future is to fulfill Affirmative Action policy by 30% quota for woman in the general election system in Indonesia. It has to prioritize several factors which are the change of general election system, the political party, and the political culture approach in Indonesia. It is needed the Political will of a political party as an executor to implement Affirmative Action as well as to realize gender equality in a political position in Indonesia. It is expected that regulation formulating policy of general election and political party in the future is not only focused on normative policy but also balanced by sanction policy.

Highlights

Introduction and Theory ReviewIn a democratic state, the highest sovereignty is in conducted by people, general election is an obligation
The characteristic of Election Regulation amendment is by proposing affirmative action issue
The affirmative action issue begins to be popular since the approval of UU No 10 year 2008 about election of the member of DPR (State Representatives), DPD and DPRD and UU No 2 year 2008 about political party

Summary

Introduction and Theory Review

The highest sovereignty is in conducted by people, general election is an obligation. One of them is done by the amendment of election regulation accommodating woman representatives in the parliament. The affirmative action issue begins to be popular since the approval of UU No 10 year 2008 about election of the member of DPR (State Representatives), DPD (regional representative) and DPRD (province and city representatives) and UU No 2 year 2008 about political party. Discourse about the obligation of a woman having a representative in a politic run in the middle of position similarity guarantee between male and female. By woman representative in parliament, it will make the female aspiration easy to deliver in the middle of the political dynamic in Indonesia.

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