POLITICAL MONEY IN THE IMPLEMENTATION OF ELECTION IN INDONESIA

Abstract

Political money ( Money Politics are a forms of abuse, p olitik money can be done by granting the form of money or goods such as food to the people in order for them to vote for the party concerned a tau may also mean vote-buying in the political process and power and the act of handing out money either privately or by a party to influence the voter's vote (voters . Among the forms of activities that are considered money politics include: a D the distribution of donations in the form of goods or money to party cadres, cheerleaders, certain groups or groups , b Contributions from conglomerates or businessmen for the interests of certain political parties, with illegal concessions, c Misuse of authority and facilities the state for the benefit of and or inviting sympathy for certain political parties, for example the misuse of JPS funds or the misuse of cheap KUT credit and others. In Law No. 7 of 2017 concerning Elections Article 1 point 1 that Elections are a means of people's sovereignty to elect members of the DPR, DPD members, the President and vice-president and to elect members of the DPRD which are carried out directly, publicly, freely, confidentially, honestly and fairly. in the unitary state of the Republic of Indonesia based on Pancasila and the 1945 Constitution. Thus, elections are an important means for the people in the life of the state, namely by electing their representatives who in turn will control the wheels of government . However, in reality, few people are aware of the importance of the community's role in elections. As a result, it is difficult to prove the practice of money politics , thus making the candidates who will be elected freely practice money politics with the aim of getting the most votes in the implementation of the election . Keywords: Political Money , Implementation, Election.