The General Election Results as the Manifestation of Popular Sovereignty

Abstract

The General Election is closely  related to manifestation of popular sovereignty by seeing the results of the elections. This manifestation is the highest value of democracy. In fact, some elections are the result of manifestation of sovereignty if it is legally disputed. The election is a means of democracy that has been chosen among various available options, it becomes a tool for rolling and changing leaders in various positions (President and Vice President, DPR, Provincial DPRD, Regional and other positions). Based on the past elections, there are number of various legal cases concerning the results of the elections which is held every 5 years. In the future, an ideal concept is needed to deal with any disputes over election results to create an atmosphere of democracy that have the value of justice, expediency, and certainty.

Keywords: General Election, legally dispute, the concept of general election dispute settlement.

DOI: 10.7176/JLPG/93-18

Publication date: January 31^st 2020