Deputy Chairman of Commission II DPR RI Zulfikar Arse Sadikin. Photo: Personal documentation
jpnn.comJAKARTA – Deputy Chairman of Commission II DPR RI Zulfikar Arse Sadikin said that Pilkada which is directly elected by the people has many positive impacts on the community itself. The people can directly elect their regional heads and sue if the leaders violate their commitments.
“Psychologically and sociologically, direct choice has an impact, it has incentives like that, yes. For those who are chosen, the regional head feels that he has been directly elected by the people, he is more conditioned to respond to what the people want and is responsible to the people,” said Zul when contacted, Monday (16/12).
According to the legislator who is familiarly called Bang Zul, let the people choose their leaders, whether in the legislature, DPRD, governor, regent, mayor. Because, when it comes to elections being carried out by the DPRD, the people do not have access to involvement.
“It’s more about party affairs, more about elite affairs,” explained Bang Zul.
Talking about the Pilkada, said Bang Zul, it is actually contained in Article 18 Paragraph 4 of the 1945 Constitution of the Republic of Indonesia. In the New Order, there was a regional election system chosen by the DPRD, but in its implementation there were many things that had to be corrected so that it became direct elections like today.
“When we used a single mandate chosen by the DPRD, we had experience, yes, we had experience that required us to change,” said Bang Zul.
On the other hand, this Golkar Party politician admitted that the proposal from Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto was still being heard by the faction for later review. So far, the Golkar Party faction has not taken a position.
“We study it, we study it together. That is part of our evaluation and reflection. So, yes, we examine what people’s opinions are like. Later, we will look for the best, that’s how it is. But I said it to In the future, I still agree with direct regional elections.engineering “I see,” said Bang Zul.
Deputy Chairman of Commission II of the DPR, Zulfikar Arse Sadikin, said that the Golkar Party was reviewing the proposal of the President of the Republic of Indonesia Prabowo Subianto regarding the regional elections chosen by the DPRD.