Elections In Indonesia Research Articles

The Image of the General Elections Commission (KPU) in the 2024 Presidential Election

Throughout the organization of presidential elections in Indonesia, the General Elections Commission (KPU) has often been in the public spotlight. In this context, the image of the KPU, which consists of trust, reality, cooperation, and awareness, serves as the indicators used by the public to evaluate the institution. This research employs a qualitative methodology and is based on a literature review of previous studies and surveys conducted by several independent organizations. Surveys by Kompas Research and Development (Litbang Kompas) and Databoks support this assessment. The results show that public trust in the KPU has declined due to political dispute issues, with a score of 277. However, according to the Litbang Kompas survey on the reality indicator, the public perceives the KPU's image positively, with a score of 62%. On the cooperation indicator, public political participation in the presidential election continues to increase. Regarding the awareness aspect, the lack of public political knowledge is a critical point in Indonesian politics. Therefore, as the institution responsible for organizing elections, the KPU needs to continuously improve its performance and image.

Political Clientelism in Rural Areas: Understanding the Impact on Regional Head Elections in Indonesia

Political clientelism is a strategy often used by candidates or political parties to gain electoral support by offering goods, money, or services in exchange for votes. In the rural context, this patron-client relationship develops more strongly due to the high economic and social dependency between communities and political actors. This research focuses on the phenomenon of political clientelism in rural areas and its impact on regional head elections in Indonesia. This research uses a qualitative approach with a descriptive approach. Research findings show that political clientelism in rural Indonesia, especially in agrarian areas, strengthens patron-client relationships in which political elites exploit the economic dependence of communities to gain support through material promises. This causes voters to vote based on short-term favors rather than the quality of the candidate, thereby exacerbating transactional politics and undermining the integrity of the election. Factors such as low political education, limited access to information, and economic instability reinforce citizens’ dependence on local patrons, including village heads, who have access to favors. As a result, the democratic process in rural areas is distorted, focusing more on the distribution of resources than on the vision of candidates, making systemic change difficult to achieve .

The Declining Role of Islamic Politics and The Jokowi’s Factors in the 2024 Presidential Election: A Study of Contemporary Political Policies and Dynamics in Indonesia

Research Problem: This abstract discusses the complex challenges faced by Islamic parties in the 2024 presidential election related to Jokowi's role as president. This report focuses on the dynamics of constellation formation between candidates competing in the 2024 presidential election. Research purposes: The main aim of this abstract is to examine the complexity of the problems faced by Islamic parties in the 2024 presidential election. This report aims to explain why Islamic parties cannot unite, but instead try to defeat each other in the election, due to the existence of forces outside of them who are capable of determine political dynamics in a presidential system. Research methods: Methodologically, this abstract refers to a case study of the experience of Islamic parties in contesting the 2024 presidential election in Indonesia. This report uses a qualitative analysis approach to investigate the political dynamics of the 2024 presidential election which also involves the influence of President Jokowi. Results and Discussion: This abstract discusses the challenges faced by political parties in Indonesia, especially Islamic political parties, in the 2024 presidential election which will be held simultaneously with the legislative elections. President Jokowi's influence is important in popularizing political parties that support the presidential candidates he supports, so that it also influences the results of the legislative elections for each Islamic party. Research Implications and Contributions: This abstract provides a comprehensive overview of the challenges faced by Islamic parties, both those that already exist and those that are just emerging in the 2024 elections. This report invites further research and discussion regarding important external (influence of the President in power) and internal aspects of Islamic parties. (institutional power and their consolidation).

An Examination of the Age Restriction of First-Time Voters in Indonesia's Elections from the Perspective of Maqashid Sharia

An Examination of the Age Restriction of First-Time Voters in Indonesia's Elections from the Perspective of Maqashid Sharia

Understanding Schadenfreude in Politics: The Role of Big Five Personalities and Empathy

The euphoria of the Indonesian election has been replaced by an escalation of the conflict that is increasingly evident in society. The community seems to be looking for gaps in political figures and making jokes, both opponents and friends, even parties who are not part of the horizontal political conflict vortex. There is a phenomenon in a society where political events are used as material for good jokes and come from mistakes, politicians' mistakes become laughing stock, even being distributed as material for jokes together. The crisis of empathy is thought to make this phenomenon appear in society, but personality can also encourage the emergence of this behavior. This study aims to determine the role of empathy and personality in this case the big five personalities of voters against schadenfreude in election voters. Empathy is measured by the Interpersonal Reactivity Index scale, schadenfreude is measured by Schadenfreude, while the Big Five Inventory (BFI) scale is used to measure personality. 330 respondents were obtained in this study. This study uses a simple regression analysis and stepwise regression. The results of this study indicate that there is no role of empathy for schadenfreude in voters. Big Five Personality Traits have a stimulating role and a partial role towards schadenfreude, namely agreeableness, neuroticism, and openness traits. While the stimulant role between the Big Five Personality Traits on empathy was found in, there is a role partially between the traits agreeableness, neuroticism, conscientiousness, and openness to Schadenfreude to voters.

Data Leakage of the Indonesian Elections Commission in Legal Aspects of Personal Data Protection

Hackers illegally accessed the Indonesian General Elections Commission’s (KPU) voter data system to collect voter data to sell to third parties. The regulation requires accountability for voter data leakage to protect people’s privacy rights in Indonesia’s personal data protection concept. Legal analysis of the modus operandi of personal data sales cases results in patterns of information system vulnerabilities, which can then be used to prevent personal data leakage and improve voter data protection in Indonesian elections. One of the reasons for passing the personal data protection law is the rampant cases of confidential data leakage that occur in government and private institutions in Indonesia. Hackers of voter data systems aim to profit from personal data sold to third parties. The role of the cybersecurity task force team needs to be improved with more concrete arrangements in law enforcement, and mitigating voter data leakage can provide legitimacy for the implementation of credible, reliable, and professional elections in Indonesia. Establishing the task force will optimize the application of voter data systems in conducting general elections in Indonesia and improve personal data protection.

Language Impoliteness in Memes Contesting the 2024 Presidential Election in Indonesia

Language Impoliteness in Memes Contesting the 2024 Presidential Election in Indonesia

Increasing Political Participation in Welcoming the 2024 Simultaneous Regional Elections in Patengan Village, Bandung Regency

The election that takes place every five years is a mandate of the 1945 Constitution, Article 22E, which states that the election is held to elect the President, Vice President, members of the DPR, DPD, and DPRD Province and Regency/City based on the principles of direct, general, free, secret, honest and fair. On that basis, the 2024 Simultaneous Election was held again to fulfill the political rights of citizens in a democratic government. Every five years, Indonesia is able to hold elections properly without any action that harms the implementation of these citizens' rights. One of the things that has been noted in every election in Indonesia recently is realizing elections with integrity based on the election principles mentioned above which have become a constitutional reference in Indonesia. Based on the views of the famous election scientist Norris, The New Research Agenda Studying Electoral Integrity (2013), elections with integrity are elections that have taken place following international standards or norms in the context of free and fair elections. For this reason, socialization is needed for the community in Patengan Village as political education so that the community can participate in the simultaneous regional elections and freely choose not to abstain. The socialization was carried out as an effort to increase political participation to welcome the simultaneous regional elections in 2024

The Ideological Factor Strengthens Political Identity for Increasing Vote in General Elections in Indonesia

Identity politics is a threat to democracy in many countries, including Indonesia. At the same time, in Indonesia, the number of Muslim voters reached 80%. Muslim voters are the majority group and are vulnerable to identity politics, given their character that is easily influenced to follow certain behaviors. This research has an urgency to reveal how big the threat of identity politics is to Muslim voters, especially in Malang Regency, East Java. The choice of Malang Regency, East Java, as the object of the research is attributed to the fact that the majority of the population in that location are traditional Muslims, and Muslim educational institutions, such as Islamic boarding schools and Muslim schools, are the most numerous in East Java. This research uses a qualitative analytical approach to reveal the phenomenon of identity politics among Muslim voters carried out by political parties. The findings of this research revealed that identity politics is strengthening among Muslim voters, driven by three factors: political elites, mass media, and institutions. This is relevant to the theory put forward by Theresia Kuhn. However, there are other factors that strengthen identity politics that are not put forward by Kuhn, namely, ideological factors. The ideology of the party is the same as the ideology of the majority of voters. This is a novelty in this study, which differs from Kuhn’s research and other studies. Keywords: Muslim voters, identity politics in Indonesia, political parties

Pengaruh Penganggaran Berbasis Kinerja Terhadap Kenaikan Tunjangan Kinerja Bawaslu Dalam Perspektif Hukum Keuangan Negara

This research explores the impact of performance-based budgeting on the increase in the performance allowance of Indonesia's Election Supervisory Agency (Bawaslu) from the perspective of state financial law. This research examines how performance-based budgeting, which emphasises efficiency, effectiveness, and accountability, affects financial management and justifies the increase in allowances. By analysing the legal framework, empirical data, and performance metrics, this study aims to provide a comprehensive understanding of the alignment between budget allocations and performance outcomes in Bawaslu. The method used is normative research with primary, secondary and tertiary legal materials. The data generated from legal materials are described to find objective results. The results of this study The use of a performance-based budgeting system (ABK) by Bawaslu has influenced the policy of increasing performance allowances. Bawaslu's performance measurement refers to the principles of state finance, including efficiency, economic effectiveness, accountability, responsibility, professionalism, proportionality, and openness. The increase in Bawaslu's performance allowance is in accordance with the performance improvement that has been evaluated by Menpan RB, which is the institution responsible for bureaucratic reform.

The Theory of Fairness with Integrity in Indonesia’s Electoral Justice System

This paper describes the concept of a fairness theory of justice with integrity applied in elections in Indonesia, drawing on the transformation of John Rawls' fairness theory. This theory is employed to examine various components of the electoral legal framework, focusing on the technical implementation of elections and the resolution of electoral disputes to achieve electoral justice in Indonesia. The research utilizes normative legal methodology, characterized by dogmatic legal analysis and theoretical-rational reasoning, employing a logical-deductive approach. It constructs the facts of electoral justice through an extensive review of legal literature and relevant data sources concerning the electoral process in Indonesia. The study addresses electoral practices as instruments of popular sovereignty, highlighting dissatisfaction among stakeholders regarding the election process. The theoretical variables associated with fairness with integrity are critically analyzed for their applicability in fostering electoral justice in Indonesia, emphasizing that a fundamental aim of electoral law enforcement is to ensure the realization of electoral justice.

Do ethnic politics matter? Reassessing the role of ethnicity in local elections in Indonesia

ABSTRACT While recent scholarship has investigated the role of money politics in Indonesia, much less has been said about the part played by sentiments of identity. We argue here that ethnicity and religion remain crucial to an understanding of the processes of local politics and electioneering. We have coined the term ethnicity and religion based organization (ERBO) and used it as a basis for an examination of ethnicity and religion based identity politics in Lampung, the southernmost province of Sumatra. Ethnic identity dovetails largely with religious identity and is a dominant force in the local politics of Lampung, a province that, while multi-ethnic, has a population consisting overwhelmingly of migrants who relocated from the island of Java primarily as a result of the transmigration programme. ERBOs are the vehicle used by local leaders to channel ethnic sentiment and translate it into votes; they are often instrumental in selecting and campaigning for candidates, ensuring voter turnout and arranging rewards. Reflecting ethnic sensitivities, however, some ERBOs refrain from entering the political domain and direct their energies to social and cultural spheres. In presenting this evidence, we seek to qualify recent claims that ethnicity no longer plays an important part in Indonesian politics.

Digital Literacy Landscape of Novice Voters in the 2024 Election in Indonesia

Elections are one of the times when Indonesian democracy runs because the people themselves will choose a pair of president and vice president candidates along with the existing legislature. Voters need to have enough information about the candidates in order to choose the best among them, especially novice voters. Novice voters need to have good digital literacy in facing the upcoming 2024 elections. The 2024 election itself is mostly from young people who are novice voters. The purpose of this study is to determine the digital literacy readiness of novice voters in 2024 elections. In addition, it will also be known what factors influence this readiness and the impact of the readiness of novice voters on their participation in the election later. This study uses a quantitative approach with descriptive methods. Data collection was carried out using questionnaires as primary data and literature studies as secondary data. The results and conclusions obtained in this study are that the majority of novice voters use social media as an information platform about the 2024 elections with varying levels of trust in the information. Most of the respondents chose not to share the information obtained related to the verification of uncertain news.

Historical Study of the Neutrality Arrangements of the State Civil Apparatus in General Elections in Indonesia

This research aims to determine the neutrality regulations of civil servants in general elections. To achieve this goal, analysis was carried out on secondary data or library materials consisting of primary legal materials, secondary legal materials, and tertiary legal materials. To complete secondary data, interviews were conducted with sources consisting of experts in the field of civil service law and general elections, as well as practitioners such as the State Civil Service Agency, the State Civil Service Commission, and the General Election Supervisory Agency of the Republic of Indonesia. This research applied a statute approach and combined it with a historical approach and a conceptual approach. The results of the research showed that from 1966 until now, the regulation of the neutrality of the State Civil Service in general elections has undergone changes in the subject and object of its regulation. However, this arrangement has not been able to guarantee the neutrality of the State Civil Service in general elections. This is inseparable from the political system, which does not yet support the realization of neutrality of the State Civil Service in General Elections.

Gemoy and Samsul: How The Propaganda Won The 2024 Indonesian Election

This study aims to determine the forms of political buzzer propaganda ahead of the 2024 election on Twitter/X. The research method used is a qualitative approach using content analysis and the type of data used is secondary data in the form of tweets or uploads that themed the 2024 presidential election. The data was inputted manually using Microsoft Excel and then analyzed systematically using the SPSS 25 program. The chi square test result is .001, which means that there are significant differences between candidates in the forms of propaganda. Tweets discussing Prabowo-Gibran were the most propaganda-laden which included name calling, transfer, testimonial, card stacking, and bandwagon, with the exception of plain folks, which is propaganda that shows the efforts of the presidential and vice presidential candidates' closeness to the public, in this category, candidate pair number three, namely Ganjar-Mahfud, is significantly higher than other candidate pairs, and gliterring generalities, namely propaganda with positive connotations on the presidential and vice presidential candidate pairs being discussed, in this case candidate pair number one Anies Imin is significantly higher than other pairs. Name-calling was the most significantly utilized in tweets discussing Prabowo-Gibran, compared to other form of propaganda in tweets discussing the other two candidate pairs. This highlighted the importance of spinning the unfavorable attributes to become a favorable one.

Political Communication of the Ummat Party in the 2024 Election

This research aims to analyze how identity-based political parties develop and introduce their existence in the 2024 elections in Indonesia, focusing on the case study of the Ummat Party. Through a descriptive qualitative approach, this study explores campaign strategies and patterns of political communication used by the Ummat Party to attract voter support. The research employs a qualitative approach, focusing on the general principles underlying the manifestation of meaning from social phenomena in society. Findings indicate that identity politics, particularly based on ethnicity and religion, dominate the campaign strategies of political parties, albeit controversially. While successful in garnering voter support, identity politics also generates social and political impacts that require further attention. Implications of identity politics on the political system and national unity are of primary concern, demanding in-depth analysis of the political and social dynamics in Indonesia. This study provides valuable insights into the role of identity politics in the Indonesian electoral context and lays the groundwork for further research on this topic.

Gender Quota of Women Election Supervisors in The Implementation of Indonesian Election Law

Gender Quota of Women Election Supervisors in The Implementation of Indonesian Election Law

Redesigning the Concept of Law Enforcement in Administrative Violations of General Elections in Indonesia

Trial mechanism as the only procedure in resolving election administrative violations is a mechanism that is not in accordance with the concept of law enforcement in administrative law that uses not only the trial mechanism but also direct sanctions. Therefore, the concept of law enforcement in these violations needs to be redesigned, to be in line with the administrative law and be more effective and easier to implement. This study examined the concept of law enforcement in administrative law as a conceptual and theoretical basis in redesigning the concept of law enforcement in election administrative violations. It used legal research methods with statutory, conceptual, and comparative approaches. The results of this study recommend a new concept in resolving election administrative violations by looking at the legal subjects who commit violations and the characteristics of the violations. For the violations committed by non-officials, the law enforcement is sufficient to use direct sanctions. Meanwhile, for the violations committed by officials, if they cause direct losses, it must use a trial mechanism. But, if the violation is only limited to non-compliance with the legislation and does not cause harm to anyone, direct sanctions can be executed. Hence, it is necessary to change the mechanism for resolving election administrative violations as stipulated in the Election Law.

Meningkatkan Kesadaran Partisipasi Generasi Z dan Pemahaman Pemilu yang Berasaskan Luber Jurdil di Kelurahan Sanur

Elections in Indonesia are an integral part of the democratic system, ensuring people's participation and asserting their sovereignty. The 2024 election is of particular concern due to a significant increase in the participation of first-time voters, especially Generation Z. Although their participation rates are increasing, there is also a group of non-voters who abstain from exercising their right to vote. The importance of understanding the principles of Luber Jurdil in elections, as mandated by the 1945 Constitution of the Republic of Indonesia, needs to be emphasized to create democratic elections. The main problem formulation includes efforts to increase the participation of Generation Z and understanding the principles of Luber Jurdil in Banjar Sindu Kaja. The purpose of this activity is to understand efforts that can be made to increase the participation of Generation Z in elections and their understanding of Luber Jurdil in Banjar Sindu Kaja, Sanur Subdistrict. Socialization activities at the Sekaa Teruna Teruni Sindu Putra in Banjar Sindu Kaja, Sanur Subdistrict aim to increase the participation of Generation Z in the 2024 elections and strengthen their understanding of the principles of Luber Jurdil. It is hoped that through this socialization, Generation Z can become more aware of their role in the political process and be able to vote wisely and responsibly.

Examining the President's 2024 Election Strategy through Weberian Conflict Theory

As Head of State, a President has a very vital role in efforts to maintain state sovereignty. However, in the 2024 general election in Indonesia, the President reaped negative sentiments identified as the term "Dynastic Politics," which could potentially damage the democratic system. This research is oriented toward identifying and analyzing the President's political leadership strategy in the 2024 election by implementing Weberian conflict theory. Actualize the qualitative description approach with the type of literature study. The data collected will be understood, recorded, and analyzed using Weberian conflict theory. Then, conclusions can be drawn with deductive patterns. The study results stated that charismatic leaders in this regard are more than just fixated on traditional principles of authority, as Weber argues. But also charismatic leaders who are on formal legal authority (President). The President, in this case, carries out a political strategy to form a political dynasty by using the existence of his charismatic leadership. By maintaining legitimacy rather than democratic principles, this strategy will continue to create conflicts with negative implications for charismatic leaders.