Election Democratization with a Closed Proportional System in Indonesia

Abstract

Based on the analysis that has been carried out, it was found that the democracy that was implemented after the
changes to the 1945 Constitution in Indonesia, both the first, second, third and fourth, resulted in the existence
of uncontrolled democratic community freedoms. This is reflected in the placement of an open proportional
system where the election system that is run makes the public only see the figures of legislative candidates or
simply get money from candidates for legislative members. The normative juridical approach concludes that
closed proportionality should be the current choice where the function of general elections is left to political
parties in maintaining the democratic structure in Indonesia as it should be and making the state function as a
controller of people's sovereignty.