SHS Web of Conferences (Jan 2022)
The Birth of A Single Candidate at The Election Makassar City in 2018
Abstract
This study aims to determine what factors lead to the birth of single candidate politics in the city of Makassar. This study uses descriptive qualitative methods. The political dynamics that occurred in 2018 in Makassar City were felt by the public. The political wheel is able to change the social situation in almost every circle. The discussion about the birth of a single candidate politics became a highly developed issue in every social stratum in Makassar city in 2018. In addition, the Makassar city election process in 2018 was able to attract the attention of the national media. This is because the city of Makassar is the only region that is able to win a single candidate from all regional elections in Indonesia. There are many dynamics that occur so that the regional elections in Makassar City can result in the birth of a single candidate. The factor that led to the birth of a single candidate in Makassar City was that almost all existing political parties supported only one candidate pair. In addition, the Supreme Court also disqualified Ir. Mohammad Ramadhan Pomanto and Indira Mulyasari Paramastuti Ilham who advanced through the individual path.
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