Friksi Masyarakat Dalam Inkompabilitas Pemilu Dan Demokrasi Indonesia

Abstract

General elections began in Indonesia in 1955 and several general elections were held both for the election of members of the legislature and for the election of the President and Vice President and now there are developments with the election of regional heads starting from the provincial level, namely the election of the Governor and Deputy Governor, then in At the district and city levels, there are elections for regents and deputy regents as well as mayors and deputy mayors, right down to the village or hamlet which are directly elected. Today, not a few of us see many contradictions, even to the point of division. General elections as a form of reform should make these differences as unity, not create divisions and ongoing conflict, for example, differences in presidential candidates, starting from the 2014 election until now, there are still divisions that undermine and disturb the unity and integrity of the nation. The motto of Bhinneka Tunggal Ika is just a motto but there is no application of it in the life of the nation and homeland anymore. A few rumors and rumors can undermine the solid building of the Unitary State of the Republic of Indonesia. The purpose of this writing is to identify and pay attention to how the impacts in society are related to friction in election and democracy incompatibilities and to find smart solutions to these problems.
 KEYWORDS: Friction, Politics, Elections, Democracy