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Political Figures Dominate Parties

Weak institutionalization and ideologies among political parties have led to political figures having a huge influence in determining the parties’ public image and electability.

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A street banner featuring information about political parties is attached to the fence of the General Elections Commission in Jakarta on Friday (20/4/2018). The 2019 elections to elect a president, vice president and legislators will be held on April 17, 2019. Sixteen political parties and four local parties in Aceh will join the election.

JAKARTA, KOMPAS – Weak institutionalization and ideologies among political parties have led to political figures having a huge influence in determining the parties’ public image and electability. Consequently, the public may perceive political parties as nothing more than instruments for their elites or leaders to achieve personal political gains.

The political figures’ huge role in building their parties’ electability is reflected in the latest periodical survey the Kompas research and development (R&D) held from Mar. 20 to Apr. 1. The survey shows that the Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P) and the Greater Indonesia Movement Party (Gerindra) retain the highest electability at respectively 33.3 percent and 10.9 percent. This is deemed inseparable from the figures of President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo for the PDI-P and party chair Prabowo Subianto for Gerindra.

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