Conflict Analysis of Sudimoro Village Pilkades in 2020 Regarding Money Politics

Abstract

The existence of a village head election which is a 5-year agenda in a village other than as a form of a democratic party is also a new hope and motivation for the village community. Therefore, the enthusiasm of the community to participate in the democratic party performance is expected to be large and the community can channel their voting rights according to their respective consciences in order to create a clean and honest general election. The purpose of this study is to identify and analyze the conflicts that occurred in the Pilkades in Sudimoro village due to the practice of money politics. The research method used in this study is a qualitative method by conducting interviews and observations or observations, then for the theory the researcher uses the conflict theory of Lewis Coser. The reason the researcher uses the theory is because according to the researcher, the theory fits the phenomenon of the problem being studied. The results obtained after research on conflicts that occurred in the Pilkades have become a natural thing as a form of competition to be the best in order to be elected by the community, this view is based on experience in various general election events that have been carried out where there are always conflicts or disputes that occur. between residents who have different candidates for choice. The general election should be carried out as well as possible without any cheating on the part of the candidate, in order to produce a leader who is trustworthy and responsible.