SISTEM REKRUTMEN PARTAI POLITIK DI INDONESIA: ANTARA PROFESIONALISME DAN POPULARITAS

Abstrak

This research examines the political party recruitment system in Indonesia: between professionalism and popularity. Through political recruitment theory, this research analyzes the recruitment system implemented by political parties in Indonesia, particularly those that gained the most seats in the legislative elections 2024. Legislators from political parties that have been elected to the Dewan Perwakilan Rakyat (DPR RI) come from celebrity circle. Qualitative methods were used in this research, with data collected through library research and documentation, and analyzing it in three stages: information reduction, presentation, and conclusion drawing. The research’s findings show that Indonesia’s political party system is still weak, especially for the eight parties that gained seats in the Dewan Perwakilan Rakyat (DPR RI). The recruitment and candidacy procedure for potencial legislative candidates makes this clear. Of the eight political parties, only one party Partai Keadilan Sejahtera (PKS), listed clear requirements for legislative candidates. This led to PKS not nominating celebrities as legislative candidates from its party. This strongly indicates that PKS prioritizes professionalism over popularity in determining cadres who will advance in the legislative elections. These internal party regulations implemented by PKS should be implemented by other parties if they want to produce reliable and qualified legislators.

Kata kunci

• Political Party
• Professionalism
• Sistem Rekrutmen Partai Politik
• popularity
• recrutment system