THE ROLE OF POLITICAL PARTIES IN RECRUITMENT OF CANDIDATES FOR REGIONAL HEAD AND DEPUTY REGIONAL HEADS BASED ON LAW NO. 32 YEAR 2004 (CASE STUDY IN PURBALINGGA AND CILACAP)

Abstract

The Role of Political Parties In Recruitment of Candidates for Regional Head and Deputy Regional Heads Based on Law no. 32 Year 2004 (Case Study in Purbalingga and Cilacap).

This research is normative juridical research, using qualitative normative analysis. This study uses secondary legal materials as the main ingredient. The purpose of this study is, to analyze the role of political parties in the recruitment of candidates for Regional Head and Deputy Head of Region based on Law no. 32 of 2004, and to analyze the mechanism of recruitment of candidates forRegional Head and DeputyRegional Head determined by political parties.

The results showed that the role of political parties in the recruitment of candidates for Regional Head and Deputy Head of Region based on Law no. 32/2004, it can be inferred from Article 59 Paragraph (1) to determine that a political Party is the only door in the case of nomination (limited system) of the Regional Head and Deputy Regional Head. Individual candidates (independent candidates) are accommodated in the direct election process but the access is very narrow.The narrowness of individualcandidate's access confirms that the nuances of candidate recruitment by the party use a closed system. The role of political parties asameansofpoliticalrecruitmentinordertoincreasethepoliticalparticipationofthe community, is Preparing cadres of political leaders; selection of prepared cadres; as well as the struggle for qualified, dedicated, high credibility placement, and support from the public in strategic political positions. However, political parties tend to be trapped by the interests of the party and / or their respective groups and not the interests of the people as a whole, so that the role of political parties in increasing the political participation of the community, especially the role as a channel for channeling political aspirations, political socialization facilities, recruitment facilities and conflict, can not be implemented optimally. Recruitment mechanism of candidates for Regional Head and DeputyRegional Head determined by political parties in Penjaringan, Penyaringan and Penetapan, the party stipulates the name of the candidate of Regent and / or Vice Regent conducted by the Party, to accommodate the aspirations that developed in the community, whether from individuals or community groups. Requirements for candidates for Regional Head and Deputy Regional Head shall be guided by criteria in terms of prospective candidates of Bupati and Vice Regent that have been determined by the applicable laws and internal party provisions by considering the administrative selection parameters such as loyalty aspect on the basis of state and ideology of the nation, aspects of acceptability, aspects of capability, aspects of control mechanisms and compliance as legal servants (credibility of government).