Abstract
124 regional head candidates in the 2020 regional head election in Indonesia were exposed to kinship politics. Democracy as a system that positions the people holding sovereignty has lost its spirit. This study aims to interpret the phenomenon of political insecurity. The research method used is a systematic literature review. The results of the study found ten dominant factors causing people’s political insecurity; low political awareness of the people, lack of political education, passive political participation, pragmatism of political parties, people’s distrust of regional head candidates, the weak socialization of the KPU to the people about the importance of using votes in determining regional conditions, updating voter data, the high transaction mode of regional head candidates to the people, the formality of provisions for regional head candidates, and the political faucet of kinship is opened freely through Law Number 6 of 2020 concerning election of governors, regents, and mayors.
Presenters
Al Mukhollis SiagianCEO, Research and Development Human Resource, AS Institute, Sumatera Utara, Indonesia
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Presentation Type
Paper Presentation in a Themed Session
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KEYWORDS
PEOPLE's POLITICAL PARTICIPATION, REGIONAL HEAD ELECTIONS, KINSHIP POLITICS, POLITICAL INSECURISM
