Parallel Processing Letters | 2021

MANAJEMEN STRATEGIS PILKADA SERENTAK 2020: BELAJAR DARI SUKSESNYA PEMILU KOREA SELATAN DI TENGAH PANDEMI COVID-19 (STRATEGIC MANAGEMENT OF LOCAL ELECTION 2020: LEARNING FROM THE SUCCESS OF SOUTH KOREA ELECTION UNDER THE COVID-19)

 
 

Abstract


Abstract The significant changes in the state order due to the emergence of the Coronavirus pandemic (Covid-19) had a profound effect on state habits and behavior, including in the political and election sector. Provisions on the Postponement of Local Elections (Pilkada) 2020 due to the non-natural disaster of the Covid-19 pandemic are regulated in Government Regulation in Lieu of Law (Perppu) No. 2 year 2020 concerning Elections of Governors, Regents and Mayors. Elections in term of a pandemic are also held in various countries, one of the countries that categorized as successful both in resolving pandemic issues and in election activities is South Korea. This study aims to analyze the factors that hamper and the success of elections in South Korea, the electoral system that can be adopted for elections under the pandemic in Indonesia, as well as recommendations for policy design in the selection of simultaneous similar problems. The author uses a qualitative approach with descriptive analytical research methods. The results showed that South Korea has good strategic management in dealing with elections amid Pandemic, from the maturity of the election process which includes the adaptation of campaigns to new unconventional mediums, good communication with the public, transparency of the voting and counting process, health facilities and infrastructure adequate, and high public trust to the government. Indonesia can reflect on the success of the South Korean elections by continuing to adapt the capabilities and prevailing political traditions. Abstrak Pandemi Coronavirus (Covid-19) mengubah tatanan negara terkait kebiasaan dan perilaku negara, termasuk sektor Politik dan Pemilihan umum. Ketentuan Penundaan Pemilihan Kepala Daerah (Pilkada) Serentak 2020 karena bencana non-alam pandemi Covid-19 diatur dalam Peraturan Pemerintah Pengganti Undang-Undang (Perppu) Nomor 2 Tahun 2020 mengenai Pemilihan Gubernur, Bupati, dan Walikota. Pemilu di tengah pandemi juga dilaksanakan di berbagai negara, salah satu negara yang dikategorikan berhasil baik dalam penyelesaian isu pandemi maupun dalam kegiatan Pemilu adalah Korea Selatan. Penelitian ini bertujuan menganalisis faktor-faktor terkait hambatan dan keberhasilan Pemilu di Korea Selatan, sistem pemilihan yang dapat diadopsi untuk pemilihan di tengah pandemi di Indonesia, serta rekomendasi desain kebijakan dalam pemilihan serentak jika permasalahan sejenis terulang kembali di masa depan. Penulis menggunakan pendekatan kualitatif dengan metode deskriptif analitis. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan Korea Selatan memiliki manajemen strategis yang baik dalam menghadapi Pemilu di tengah Pandemi, mulai dari kematangan proses pemilihan yang meliputi adaptasi kampanye dengan medium baru non-konvensional, komunikasi yang baik dengan publik, transparansi proses pemungutan dan penghitungan suara, sarana dan prasarana kesehatan yang memadai, serta kepercayaan publik terhadap pemerintah yang tinggi. Indonesia dapat merefleksi pada keberhasilan pemilihan Korea Selatan dengan tetap menyesuaikan kemampuan dan tradisi politik yang berlaku.

Volume 5
Pages 199-214
DOI 10.47313/PPL.V5I10.953
Language English
Journal Parallel Processing Letters

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