‘Musim Semi’ Dinasti Politik Pada Pemilu 2019 Di Sulawesi Tenggara

Abstract

This article explores the practice of political dynasties in Southeast Sulawesi. Elections, which should have been a healthy democratic contestation, actually became a venue for local elites in Southeast Sulawesi to build and strengthen political dynasties since the 2014 elections. The elected legislators in the 2019 elections in Southeast Sulawesi came from many political families-families of regents, mayors and heads party. Ten regional heads from seventeen regencies / cities in Southeast Sulawesi succeeded in passing their families as legislative members from the Regency / City DPRD, Provincial DPRD, to the DPR and DPD. The electability of relatives of the local political elite is a threat in creating a substantial, competitive and quality democracy. Data collection in this research uses literature study and observation. The results found, political dynasties developed in Southeast Sulawesi in two models, namely dynasties that grew from elite governing families and non-governing elite families. The existence of this political dynasty is supported by four things: first, pragmatism and the practice of political party oligarchs; second, the flourishing of money politics and bureaucracy politicization; third, the weak supervision of Bawaslu and its staff; fourth, collutive and paternalistic political culture.