RECRUITMEN / KADERIZATION FUNCTION OF POLITICAL PARTY IN LOCAL ELECTION WITH SINGLE CANDIDATE

Abstract

The presence of political parties in the reform era is central, especially in filling important positions in the country. For example carrying presidential and vice presidential candidates as well as regional heads and deputy regional heads. of course before carrying out candidates, political parties must run the recruitment and regeneration functions of their members to be ready to be offered to voters as prospective leaders who have adequate capabilities and competencies. The quality of officials who occupy these positions is very dependent on the selection made by political parties. This paper discusses how the role of political parties in nominating regional heads, especially in areas that have only one pair of candidates. Where in areas with single cndidate, political parties tend to support together one candidate pair. This study concludes that political parties have failed to carry out the recruitment and regeneration functions with two things marked. First, the minimal number of candidates carried in the elections. Second, the nominees nominated are dominated by people who are not political party cadres but those who have had successful careers such as bureaucrats and financially successful entrepreneurs.