Periodization of General Elections: Ideas and Refinements in Indonesia

Authors

  • Muhammad Mutawalli Faculty of Sharia and Islamic Business Economics, State Islamic College of Majene, Indonesia, Indonesia
  • Naswar Naswar Hasanuddin University, Indonesia, Indonesia
  • Aminuddin Ilmar Hasanuddin University, Indonesia, Indonesia
  • Georges Olemanu Lohalo Département of International Relation, Université de Kinshasa and Associate Researcher at Centre de Recherche en Sciences Humaines, Democratic Republic of Congo, Congo

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.56087/substantivejustice.v6i2.245

Keywords:

Democracy, General Election, Periodic Principle

Abstract

General election is one part of the practice of democracy in Indonesia. In this case, the general election is a manifestation of people's sovereignty. In general, the principles of elections include the principles of direct, public, free, confidential, honest and fair. This research seeks to explore legal constructions related to the periodic principle of general elections which must be held periodically every five years, which is a separate principle in general elections. This research is normative legal research with a statutory and conceptual approach. The results of the study confirm that to achieve and ensure that general elections are held a justice process and proportionally, the orientation of legal construction on the periodic principle has actually been explicitly stated in the 1945 Constitution of the Republic of Indonesia and is based on a systematic interpretation. In this case, in terms of periodic aspect orientation, it is part of the general election principle that is obligatory and must be implemented. This has the implication that the principles of general elections include the principles of direct, general, free, confidential, honest and fair, and must be held periodically for five years. In this case, the principle of periodicity occupies an important position in the holding of general elections.

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Author Biographies

Naswar Naswar, Hasanuddin University, Indonesia

Faculty of Law

Aminuddin Ilmar, Hasanuddin University, Indonesia

Faculty of Law

Georges Olemanu Lohalo, Département of International Relation, Université de Kinshasa and Associate Researcher at Centre de Recherche en Sciences Humaines, Democratic Republic of Congo

Département des Relations Internationales

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Published

2023-12-06

How to Cite

Mutawalli, M., Naswar, N., Ilmar, A., & Lohalo, G. O. (2023). Periodization of General Elections: Ideas and Refinements in Indonesia. Substantive Justice International Journal of Law, 6(2), 118–137. https://doi.org/10.56087/substantivejustice.v6i2.245

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