CIDISS. In reaching the public’s sympathy, many ways are used by the participants of election of regional head, whether legal or not. Although the illegal way is known to all parties not to be used, but the reality in the field said that there are still many participants of election that use this way. One is to use a black campaign.
The black campaign is a campaign of indulgence, or the exclusiveness of tribe, religion, race, and among groups (SARA). Through SARA, voters are easier to support. This is because the condition of our country is diverse tribes and nations, so the sense of primordialism is still very thick.
The amount of SARA issues to capture the interest of the community is greatly exploited by a number of candidate pairs. The danger, this often leads to excessive loyalty that is vulnerable to trigger anarchist action, regardless of right or wrong of a thing.
In order to overcome this problem, an active role of relevant officials in the defense of SARA issues in circulation is required. On the other hand, community, tribe, religious, and college leaders must also play an active role so that such an issue can be safely denied and peaceful elections can be realized.
By: Mirwan Achmad *)
