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M. Reza Saputra
Universitas Pembangunan Nasional "Veteran" Jakarta
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Public Ethics and the Legitimacy of Indonesian Democracy: Protests over DPR Allowances, Elite Conflict, and Civil Response: Etika Publik dan Legitimasi Demokrasi Indonesia: Protes Tunjangan DPR, Konflik Elite, dan Respons Sipil M. Reza Saputra
Journal of State Democracy Vol. 1 No. 1 (2025): Journal of State Democracy 
Publisher : Yayasan Cerdas Pedia Indonesia

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.65101/jsd.v1i1.36

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This study examines the August 2025 controversy over parliamentary allowances in Indonesia as a critical case of public ethics failure and its impact on democratic legitimacy. By applying a qualitative case‐study approach and critical discourse analysis of primary news sources and academic literature, the research investigates elite rhetoric and actions that revealed profound disconnects from citizen realities. It further explores how digitally mediated civil responses transformed latent frustration into coordinated mass protests, amplifying challenges to institutional trust. The analysis situates these events within structural weaknesses of Indonesia’s “fat coalition” system, demonstrating how the absence of effective legislative opposition fosters elite impunity and ethical erosion. Findings highlight the causal sequence from coalition dynamics to oversight failure, elite misconduct, civic mobilization, and legitimacy crisis. The study concludes that without fundamental reforms to strengthen checks and balances particularly a functional legislative opposition Indonesia’s democracy remains vulnerable to recurring cycles of elite impunity and public distrust.
Designing Institutional Framework for Political Parties in Indonesia: Democratic Analysis and Party Autonomy M. Reza Saputra; Taufiqurrohman Syahuri; Ahmad Ahsin Thohari
Journal of State Democracy Vol. 1 No. 2 (2026): Journal of State Democracy
Publisher : Yayasan Cerdas Pedia Indonesia

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.65101/jsd.v1i2.180

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This study examines the institutional design of political parties in Indonesia post-Reformation, which is hindered by state intervention through mandatory legal entity status under Law Number 2 of 2011. Utilizing normative legal research and comparative legal analysis with Germany, Sweden, and the UK, this study analyzes how the administrative authority of the Ministry of Law and Human Rights is frequently misused to intervene in internal party disputes, thereby undermining party autonomy. Findings indicate that the current legal entity regime functions as an instrument of executive political control rather than neutral administration, contradicting the principle of legal certainty. This research recommends a five-pillar institutional model, including: separating legal entity status from electoral participation requirements, establishing the General Elections Commission (KPU) as the sole neutral entry point for registration, transferring dispute resolution to independent courts, internal democratization via term limits, and strengthening financial transparency. These reforms aim to restore party independence as an accountable democratic pillar, free from oligarchy and state manipulation.
Co-Authors Ahmad Ahsin Thohari Nabila Hilyatunisa Nabila Hilyatunisa Taufiqurrohman Syahuri