Sole Candidate for Regional Head Election in Indonesia

Abstract

The number of single candidates for empty boxes in each regional head election continues to increase, as a result of the Constitutional Court decision Number 100/PUU-XIII/2015. After this decision, it was as if the regional elections were held democratically. This process tends to kill the democratic process, because it is not fair and equal. Also political parties are considered to have failed in preparing leaders every five years. Although a single candidate is legally valid, and regulated in Law no. 10 of 2016. However, party politics as the gateway to democracy must maintain equality and a fair democratic process, not political oligarchs who control the party. The method used is qualitative descriptive to describe social events in society. The results of this research show that a political party politician is unable to avoid oligarchic power.