<![CDATA[The practice of political dynasties in Indonesia has continued to grow following Constitutional Court Decision No. 33/PUU-XIII/2015, which eliminated the requirement of "no conflict of interest with incumbents" in regional head candidacies. This condition poses a serious challenge to the role of political parties as pillars of democracy, particularly in ensuring a high-quality political recruitment process. This legal research aims to analyze the legal implications of the decision and to identify and evaluate the compartmentalization model based on structured candidate selection as a means of political party functionalization to prevent conflicts of interest in regional head candidacy. The research uses a conceptual and normative approach through legal document and literature studies. The findings show that the removal of the "no conflict of interest with incumbents" requirement creates a legal space for political dynasty practices, which contradict constitutional democracy. Therefore, political parties need to adopt three key dimensions in candidate selection: neutrality, integrity, and transparency, and implement the compartmentalization recruitment model through five main aspects: reason, adaptation, goal attainment, integration, and latency. In this way, political parties can strengthen the function of political cadre formation in line with the principles of a good election.]]>
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