Central Kalimantan is one of the provinces in Indonesia will implement the Regional Election simultaneously on December 9, 2020. There are 2 (two) Regional Elections, they are Governor and Deputy, and Mayor and Deputy in Kotawaringin Timur Regency. On December 2020, at least 270 Regions would participate to Regional Elections in Indonesia, including provincials, Regencies, and Cities. The democracy atmosphere implementation would be different from previous over the years due to COVID-19 Pandemic as its prediction. This research aims to disclose Palangka Raya Public Perceptions of Regional Election in Covid-19 Pandemic recently. Majority Respondents agree to implement the Regional Election in Palangka Raya on December 9. Furthermore, The Regional Election could be implemented by following the Protocol Health Procedures with safe and healthy against Covid-19.

This study is to provide an overview related to the supervision of local elections in Central Kalimantan during the co-19 pandemic. The method used is the study of literature studies. The author examines the phenomena related to election supervision in Central Kalimantan based on existing phenomena and from various literary sources to support the author in presenting the results of the study in question. One indicator of the implementation of post-conflict local elections that is transparent, professional and responsible is related to the extent to which supervision is carried out properly despite the current non-natural disaster covid-19. Related to this, several things were delivered, namely: 1.) The Need for Regional Executive-Legislative Relations in Good COVID-19 Budget Policy, 2). Bawaslu As a supervisor must exist and continue to innovate in supervision during the pandemic, 3). The Covid-19 disaster should not be used as a campaign event.

On December 9, 2020, people in Indonesia, especially in Central Kalimantan, participated in holding regional head elections simultaneously. In the Regional Election (Pilkada) on December 9 in Kalimantan, there were 2 elections, namely the regional head election for the governor and Deputy Governor of Central Kalimantan for the period 2021-2025 and the election for the regional head of the Regent/Deputy Regent for the period 2021-2025 in East Kotawaringin Regency. The hustle and bustle of implementing the simultaneous regional elections on 9 December 2020 has differences from the previous regional head elections, this is because the implementation of the 9 December 2020 regional elections was held amid the pandemic threat of covid-19 (coronavirus disease -19). Even though it went through a long process, the pros and cons covered the election policy for the simultaneous regions, in the end, the elections were still held on December 9, 2020. Apart from Central Kalimantan, in Indonesia alone, there were around 270 regions that held simultaneous regional elections on 9 December 2020. The study in this paper wants to know how the regional head elections are held in Central Kalimantan, especially in the city of Palangka Raya. This is because Palangka Raya City has a history of the highest confirmed area of Covid-19 transmission. Besides, Palangka Raya as the capital of Central Kalimantan Province is a barometer of seeing the succession of simultaneous regional elections in Central Kalimantan. In its implementation, the Central Kalimantan Pilkada in Palangka Raya went well. The voter turnout in Palangka Raya City reached 63%. What is unique is that the regional elections in Central Kalimantan have increased participation amid a pandemic compared to the 2015 regional elections which were held in conditions without a pandemic. Even though the overall participation is below the target of the KPU RI, this increase needs to be appreciated.

Era globalisasi dan kemajuan teknologi informasi dan komunikasi yang pesat dan memasuki era revolusi industry 4.0 serta society 5.0 dimana peradaban masyarakat mulai berpusat kepada  manusia (human centered) dan berbasis teknologi (technology based) yang berpotensi mengurangi peran manusia, tantangan mengelola negara dan pemerintahan serta kewajiban mensejahterakan kehidupan masyarakat menjadi semakin berat dan menuntut kecepatan, ketepatan, pelayanan yang baik, menjunjung tinggi hak-hak individu dan kepentingan umum secara transparan, adil dan merata. Inovasi pemerintahan dalam mengelola negara dan mensejahterakan masyarakat harus semakin dikembangkan dan ditingkatkan. Menjawab tantangan berat pengelolaan pemerintahan dimasa disrubsi, pandemic covid 19, kelesuan perekonomian dunia-nasional dan daerah, salah satu yang dapat dikembangkan adalah membangun “Collaborative  Governance”. Kolaborasi yang efektif penting diwujudkan dalam rangka pencapaian sasaran target, peningkatan hubungan antar organisasi dan pengembangan organisasi.

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