KONFLIK ELIT POLITIK DALAM PEMILIHAN UMUM GUBERNUR DAN WAKIL GUBERNUR PROVINSI MALUKU UTARA TAHUN 2007
Abstract: Regional Head
Election conflict (Pemiulkada) Governor and Vice Governor of North Maluku province
in 2007 involving these time supporters spotted from the rivalry between the
pair of Abdul Gafur-Abdurrahim Fabanyo with Thaib Armayin-Gani Kasuba contested
the Governor and Vice Governor of North Maluku Province. The conflict took
place due to the interests of the two camps to lead North Maluku. This research
aims at describing the conflict's political elite in the general election the
Governor and Vice Governor of North Maluku province in 2007.
The method of research used the qualitative method. Data was collected
through in-depth interviews, direct observation, and study the documentation.
Sample determined in purposive for in-depth interviews conducted in purposive
sampling a number of 15 people consisting of: KPUD provinces and Districts: 2
persons, members of DPRD the North Maluku Provincial/party Poles: 2 persons,
community leaders: 1 person, the Candidate Governor and Vice Governor: 2
persons, successful teams: 3 persons, academics: 2 persons, reporters: 2
persons, and NGO Activists: 1 person. Data analysis is carried out, which
further descriptive data of the organized were investigated thoroughly and
return data that has been collected from various sources. The data collected is
then read back overall and made notes about edge data considered important and
in line with the focus and purpose of the study, then do the coding of data,
easily searched for and found when needed in making the categorization. The
next step is done categorization, where the data had meaning the same category
made its own name / its own label also earmarked for discover patterns and
theme, researchers conducted before of interpretation of data. The final phase
done researchers namely interpret research conducted exists for withdrawal
conclusion after verifying all the data to answer problems in this election.
The research results show that in the implementation of the general
election governor and the vice governor of North Maluku 2007 found: First,
conflict start seen since stage registration candidates, in which couples H.
Mudaffar Syah-H. Rusdi Hanafi cancelled of his preferred candidate by KPUD
provincial North Maluku because they did not fulfill regulation the 15 % to the
votes and support seats. Second, stage campaign period, conflict can also be
seen start hardened because third candidate couple and team the success of
protest against the schedule some of which day has fallen during Ramadan and
Eid, and when socialization stage the schedule is accepted all parties well.
Third, calculation stage and recapitulation the ballot, where conflict is more
open and prolonged caused the political elite prefer the interests of each as
to be almost no space negotiations to conflict resolution. Fourth, stage
conflict resolution, done through state apparatus with the approach security,
negotiations, and dialogue. Although recognized, during conflict the political
elite never want to sit with to dialogue in order to find resolution (handling)
the conflict.
Conflict elite politic in general election governor and the vice governor
of North Maluku in 2007 it ended after the issuance of the decisions law for
the winner by the Supreme Court (MA) and Rejected Dispute Authority Between
Agencies (SKLN) requested by KPUD provincial North Maluku in the constitutional
court (MK). Suggested, First, the elites politic and the public to the fore
must maintain the climate that conducive, far from the nature of brutal and
violence and will lead to physical conflict. Second, the elite standing general
election to be ready kala and ready to have a real seikap fighter, ready to
accept reality political. And when important is the elite party supporters
successful the team / supporters, security officials insurer general election
to be neutral and uphold rules and regulations. And a third of the political elite
must be more oriented in the citizens needs and indicated democratic behavior
according to ethics political.
Penulis: M. Rahmi Husen
Kode Jurnal: jpantropologidd160105