SEIZING THE LEGITIMACY OF MUSLIM VOTES, ATTAINING LEGITIMACY IN PRESIDENT AND VICE PRESIDENT GENERAL ELECTION IN THE DIGITAL ERA
Hendra Sudrajat
Rector of the Dua Lima Nusantara (Dumantara) Research Institute
and Lecturer of Law Magister Program Islamic University Syekh-Yusuf
Abstract
Indonesia is a country with the largest Muslim inhabitants in the world which has affected the national political dynamics. President and Vice President General election as one of the simultaneous election in 2019 has become a seizure momentum of Muslim voters between both President and vice president candidature Mahruf Amin- Jokowi Widodo, and Prabowo Subianto - Sandiaga Salahuddin Uno. This condition could lead to Muslim polarization when it is neglected in democracy and constitutional context. This study will focus on the figuration Muslim distribution aspiration in President and Vice President general election so that it would not cause friction as well as legal implementation in general election to make this as the integrated election in the digital era. Research methods that will be used in this study are normative law and qualitative study with the used of analytics approach as well as study case approach to study the case of Muslim votes legality and the election validity in President and Vice President general election in the digital era.
Keywords: Coreligionists Politics, Election legality in the digital era
Topic: International Conference on Islamic Studies in the Digital Era