Shadows of political corruption amidst the trend of declining democracy in Indonesia: Learning from the dynamics of 2024 Presidential Election
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This conceptual article is based on primary and secondary data from various sources discussing the dynamics of Indonesian politics and democracy through the 2024 General Election. This article aims to identify various alleged political corruption practices as well as to evaluate the development of the quality of Indonesian democracy implied by the 2024 political process. Although allegations of political corruption are believed to be common among many groups, proving them legally and politically is not easy to do. This leaves a number of notes, especially regarding the nature of power and the trend of weakening the quality of democracy in the country. The 2024 General Election provided some valuable lessons that the aspects of neutrality and independence of state power should be of common concern to reorganize and increase the quality of the future Indonesian democracy.
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Interviews:
An anonymous interview with an elite member of a political party that supports Candidate Pair 01, Jakarta, 14 February 2024.
An anonymous interview with an elite member of a political party that supports Candidate Pair 03, Jakarta, 14 February 2024.
An anonymous interview with a politician from West Nusa Tenggara, Jakarta, 3 March 2024.
An anonymous interview with a politician from Riau Islands, Jakarta, 3 March 2024.
An interview with Reffly Harun, a Team Member of Candidate Pair 01, Jakarta, 1 April 2024.
An interview with Fahri Bachmid, a Team Member of Candidate Pair 02, Jakarta, 1 April 2024.
An interview with Ronny Talapessy, a Team Member of Candidate Pair 03, Jakarta, 1 April 2024.
An interview with Deddy Sitorus, a Member of Campaign Team for Candidate Pair 03, Jakarta, 4 March 2024
An interview with Emanuel Ebenizer, a Member of Campaign Team for Candidate Pair 02, Jakarta, 4 March 2024
An interview with Faldo Maldini, a Member of Campaign Team for Candidate Pair 02, Jakarta, 4 March 2024