The Rationale for Reconstruction of Money Politics Crimes in the General Election

Abstract

The provision of necessities which were originally purely as a form of social solidarity to the poor or as souvenirs just to fulfill the appropriateness of eastern culture in visiting, when proven effective in gaining votes, became a new mode by candidates in approaching constituents, which such practice is commonly called with the practice of money politics. This research aims to find out and analyze the rationale for the reconstruction of money politics in the general election. The method used in this study is a normative juridical research method with a statute approach and a conceptual approach. The results of this study indicate that the rationale for the reconstruction of money politics in the general election is that giving something in the form of money or goods at the time of the election becomes a close causal relationship between the occurrence of corruption, both pre-gift and post-giving.