Sixteenth International Conference on Interdisciplinary Social Sciences

Abstract

2020 was a democratic year for the Indonesian people, due to the regional elections (Pilkada) in 270 regions in Indonesia. The issue of dynastic politics in the Pilkada this time around because the 124 candidates have close kinship with those currently in power in the government. The research uses a qualitative approach, with data sourced from the General Election Commission’s reports regarding the results of the 2020 Pilkada and various scientific journals related to dynastic politics. Processing to data analysis using Nvivo and VOSViewer software. The results show that the number of victories of some candidates who have close kinship with the current leader indicates dynastic politics in the Indonesian state which adheres to a democratic system. This is influenced by several factors, including the factor of kinship between close public officials, policies, and laws that do not prohibit dynasties in democratic politics, environmental factors, political management factors, poor communication, low levels of political trust, and external driving forces.