Partai Politik dan Pemilu yang Demokratis

Abstract

ABSTRACT

In accordance with the provisions of Article 22E of the 1945 Constitution of the Republic of Indonesia, that the General Election to elect the President and Vice President, Members of the People's Representative Council, Members of the Regional Representatives Council, and members of the Regional People's Representative Council shall be held on the basis of direct, general, free, and independent principles. confidential, honest and fair every five years. The holding of democratic elections is an important requirement in the formation of a country's leadership.

One form of community involvement in the political process is through general elections (elections). The problems discussed in this study are as follows: How do political parties function in democratic elections? and What is the impact of political parties in democracy in Indonesia?.

The type of research carried out is normative juridical research, namely an approach that uses the positivist legis concept which states that the law is identical to written norms that are made and promulgated by authorized institutions or officials.

Conclusion Background The function of political parties is first, as a means of political communication, Second, as a means for the process through which a person acquires an attitude and orientation towards political phenomena and to create an image that he is fighting for the public interest. Third, as a means of political recruitment, Fourth, as a means of regulating conflict, political parties with party symbols that are aspirational and able to overcome them Positive implications are a form of consequences that have an impact on progress, smoothness for the implementation of elections. And also Negative Implications: Things like this that often lead to negative excesses, namely conflicts between the central and regional regions, parties are often unable to coordinate or manage their masses to campaign in an orderly and safe manner.