State Legal Politics and Local Democratization Process (Case Study of the Riau Province Gubernatorial Election in the New Order and Reform Eras)
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Democracy in Indonesia is constantly faced with dynamics and polemics in its implementation. Democracy in the context of regional head elections is also an interesting issue due to the discourse of direct elections by the legislature, which is still within the framework of democracy. So, this study aims to analyze the process of regional head elections during the New Order and Reformation, especially in the Riau province. This study uses a normative legal analysis approach. Data analysis is carried out qualitatively with a descriptive-analytical approach, where the collected data is identified and analyzed using theories, concepts, and legal rules to provide answers to the identification of problems. The results of this study indicate that there are still challenges in implementing Direct Regional Elections caused by local elements that require time to move in a better direction. Low community participation in providing oversight of government and problems of leadership integrity can be resolved with a participation space approach, welfare equality and programmatic justice. This study also provides practical implications, namely, a resolution approach is needed to catch up to achieve democratization through adaptive values in the election system that have been taking place at the national level.
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