KESIAPAN DAERAH DALAM IMPLEMENTASI UU NOMOR 32 TAHUN 2004 : ANTISIPASI PILKADA LANGSUNG*

Abstract

The direct election of Head Local Government this year signs the
implementation of democratic process in Indonesia since the people have an
opportunity to elect those having strong legitimacy among the society, giving the
people sovereignity, and strengthen the local government in implementing good
governance principples. It is also an opportunity for a civic education for both the
people and political parties, enhance the peoples participation, encourage the
cultural transformation of governing to giving service among government
personnels, as well as encourage informal institutions (including non-government
institutions) and the press to strengthen local democratization. Therefore it needs
a well planned and qualified planning for its successful implementation. However,
the realization of a stronger local democracy needs also other factors, such as
the environment and political party institutionalization, the absence of central
political party intervention, the realization of political party as the peoples aspiration
channel, and the higher participation of the local people. This direct election is
expected to be an electoral reform for a better political condition at the local
governmental level.