CIDISS. The election of 2018 regional head elections is already in the fore, all political parties have devised their respective strategies to attract as many votes as possible for the victory of the candidates they are holding. It also aims to start gathering votes for the election winner in 2019. This is because the special election of 2018 regional heads is considered to be a continuous projection towards the 2019 General Election.
The game of politics as an art in reaching power, exposed neatly through the steps that have been taken each political party’s top brass. As part of the strategy, it is legitimate because the goal of the strategy is power. Strategic battles ahead of 2019 Presidential Election have the potential for crisis, both in the form of communication and action. The crisis is very difficult to avoid because of the slogan of opinion that each candidate is the best to win votes. Therefore, it is expected that anyone who runs for the 2019 Presidential Election should prioritize the interests of the nation and the country as its main priority, so that Indonesia continues to move as a fair and prosperous country. Go to my leaders, Jayalah Indonesiaku.
Overall, the simultaneous execution of regional head elections has been carried out smoothly and peacefully. However, in the 2015 regional head election there are a number of issues such as delays in local elections in five regions. In Pilkada 2015, the challenges of conducting regional head elections simultaneously, one of which is the weather factor. Therefore, the KPU should prepare and organize the election of regional heads before and during the rainy season. Pilkada 2017 was implemented with better regulation, after Law No. 8/2015 was revised to Law No. 10/2016.
The new regulation contains, among others, reinforces the provisions of the nomination, so that the election stage of the head of the region will not be postponed due to the candidate’s status suit. Similarly, the regulation on the double stewardship of the candidate party politicians should be improved to minimize the possibility of disputes. Thus, the various issues that arose in the elections of 2015, which resulted in delays in regional elections, but in 2017, it does not happen again.
Due to the successful elections of 2017 regional heads simultaneously, for the election of 2018 regional heads will surely be expected to run even better.
By: Mirwan Achmad *)
