Contestation of Candidates for Regional Head: Juridical Review of Regional Head Elections According to the 1945 Constitution

Elections are a very important and strategic instrument of democracy for a nation. Elections not only show the extent to which voters have sovereignty in determining their representatives who will sit in parliament but can also determine the political future for five years. The importance of elections as an instrument for voters is determined by the extent to which their implementation follows the principles of democratic and quality elections. The law that becomes the reference in this writing is Law no. 22 of 1999 concerning Regional Government and Law no. 32 of 2004. Elections for regional heads, both governors and deputy governors at the provincial level, as well as elections for regents and deputy regents at the district level, are conducted democratically. In this case, the notion of democracy is an election conducted by a representative through the DPRD, where the implementation is handled directly by the DPRD itself. The definition of democracy is carried out in a safe and orderly manner, as well as the election of regional heads and deputy regional heads, both governor and deputy as well as regent and deputy as well as mayor and deputy, which is carried out by the community or residents which is an election by directly appointing regional head candidates at the location, as is currently being done throughout Indonesia, which is regulated through laws and regulations.