Observers Of Value There Is A Shift In Candidate Recruitment To The Path Of Kinship

Sri Budi Eko Wardani/Photo: Antara

JAKARTA - Political observer from the Department of Political Science, University of Indonesia Sri Budi Eko Wardani said that there was a shift in the recruitment route for legislative candidates (caleg) which previously relied on activism in the community, now relied on political networks and kinship. increasingly stringent," said Sri in a webinar series entitled Women and Politics: Quo Vadis Quota 30 percent? which was broadcast on the Zoom Meeting platform, monitored from Jakarta, Tuesday, March 1. Sri said that the nomination of women had become part of the strategy of political parties to gain seats in parliament. "These women are non-party cadres from political networks or strong kinship in an area," he said. He said 53 people or 44.16 percent of the total female DPR members (120 people) entered politics through the wife of the regional head and/or deputy. incumbent regional heads, or enter politics through the elite family line of the party. The most important result for political parties is that they can secure seats or add seats in parliament. The incumbent woman will be re-nominated by her supporting political party. However, they will also be pitted against by new candidates who come from kinship.

"If both can win, thank goodness. However, at least one person survives," he said. Sri gave an example at the district/city DPRD level, the source of recruitment for legislative candidates usually comes from the wife of the village head who has been the driving force behind this. PKK or active in posyandu. "He is more popular, maybe even more popular than his village head. The party then looks at this so that he can be nominated and win the most votes in the area," said Sri. According to him, the trend of recruitment from kinship is increasing. This is what happened in the phenomenon of political recruitment.