The protest voting behaviour among local voters in the 2020 Surakarta mayoral election
| Published date | 01 December 2023 |
| DOI | http://doi.org/10.1177/20578911231161910 |
| Author | Dimas Subekti,Arissy Jorgy Sutan,Achmad Nurmandi,Dyah Mutiarin,Ridho Al-Hamdi |
| Date | 01 December 2023 |
| Subject Matter | Original Research Articles |
The protest voting behaviour
among local voters in the 2020
Surakarta mayoral election
Dimas Subekti
Universitas Muhammadiyah Yogyakarta, Indonesia
Arissy Jorgy Sutan
Universitas Muhammadiyah Yogyakarta, Indonesia
Achmad Nurmandi
Universitas Muhammadiyah Yogyakarta, Indonesia
Dyah Mutiarin
Universitas Muhammadiyah Yogyakarta, Indonesia
Ridho Al-Hamdi
Universitas Muhammadiyah Yogyakarta, Indonesia
Abstract
This research explores the protest voting phenomenon in the Surakarta, Indonesia, mayoral elec-
tion in response to political oligarchy. It uses a qualitative method, and the data analysis uses NVivo
12 Plus software. The findings reveal that the protest voting movement in the Surakarta mayoral
election occurred as an effort to resist political parties. The protest vote made ballots invalid,
showing no trust in candidates. Political parties practiced oligarchy by jointly endorsing the presi-
dent’s active son as a candidate. The parties had no initiative in bringing up alternative candidates
due to the pragmatism of powers. Then, this political oligarchy became headline news. This
research implies that public trust in political parties as instruments of democracy has increasingly
degraded due to the parties’pragmatic behavior. Moreover, voters have understood that oligarchic
practices must be resisted in order to select ideal leaders.
Corresponding author:
Dimas Subekti, Government Science, Universitas Muhammadiyah Yogyakarta,Brawijaya Street, Tamantirto, Kasihan, Bantul,
Yogyakarta 55183, Indonesia.
Email: dsubekti05@gmail.com
Original Research Article
Asian Journal of Comparative Politics
2023, Vol. 8(4) 840–854
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