Analysis for Corruption Problem in the Closed Proportional Electoral System in Indonesia

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Abd Hannan
Zainuddin Syarif

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This study discusses the dynamics of implementing a closed proportional system in elections in Indonesia and the various problems that arise from it. Some of the issues referred to are the practices of political oligarchy and corruption and their negative impact on the building of democracy in Indonesia. This research is a literature review conducted based on qualitative methods. Sources and types of data in this research use primary and secondary data. After analyzing field data based on the perspective of political sociology theory, this study found that the implementation of general elections in Indonesia using a closed proportional list system, as was the case in elections in the Old Order and New Order eras, has great potential to give rise to some weaknesses and shortcomings. Some of the most crucial are the potential for the emergence of political, oligarchic practices among political party elites, abuse of authority and power in the form of corruption and the like, and finally, the potential for weakening democratic buildings, both substantially and institutional structures. In its substantive aspect, the closed list election arrangement hurts public participation because voters cannot elect their representatives directly but through a representative mechanism, namely political parties. Meanwhile, in terms of the institutional structure, there is the potential for abuse of the function of political parties, especially the process of political recruitment, which tends to revolve around certain groups and groups only.

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Hannan, A., & Syarif, Z. (2023). Analysis for Corruption Problem in the Closed Proportional Electoral System in Indonesia. Jurnal Studi Sosial Dan Politik, 7(2), 224-239. https://doi.org/10.19109/jssp.v7i2.19448
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Hannan, A., & Syarif, Z. (2023). Analysis for Corruption Problem in the Closed Proportional Electoral System in Indonesia. Jurnal Studi Sosial Dan Politik, 7(2), 224-239. https://doi.org/10.19109/jssp.v7i2.19448

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