Critical Analysis of The Election of The General Chairman of The National Sports Committee (KONI) of West Sumatra Province : Democracy And Transparency Perspective

Abstract

Abstract. The election of the General Chairperson of the National Sports Committee (KONI) Province is a provision of Article 41 of Law Number 11 of 2022 concerning Sports which is specifically regulated in the KONI AD/ART.The election of the General Chairperson of the West Sumatra KONI (Indonesian National Sports Committee) was conducted in accordance with the principles of democracy and transparency. The problems the author discusses in this research are: First, how is the mechanism for selecting the General Chairperson of the KONI of West Sumatra Province from a democratic and transparent perspective? Second, what is the ideal model for selecting the General Chairperson of the KONI of West Sumatra Province from a democratic and transparent perspective?. This research is a normative legal study. Data sources in normative legal research only use secondary data, namely primary legal materials, secondary legal materials, and tertiary legal materials. Based on the results of the research and discussion, it can be concluded that, first,Election of the General Chairperson of the KONI of West Sumatra Provinceaccording to ULaw Number 11 of 2022 concerning Sports, was foundshortcomings in the implementing regulations in perspectivedemocracy and transparency. Second,the ideal model for electing the General Chairperson of the KONI of West Sumatra Provincefrom the perspective of democracy and transparency that at the nomination stage for the General Chairperson of the KONI of West Sumatra Province, the administrative requirements must be met and the competency test must be passed, and at the election stage for the General Chairperson of the KONI of West Sumatra Province, voting must be carried out even if there is only 1 (one) candidate for General Chairperson of the KONI of West Sumatra.