Melola Discovery

← Melola Discovery

Journal

SELECTION OF KPU AND BAWASLU MEMBERS: FIT AND PROPER TEST IN THE PERSPECTIVE OF ELECTION LAW AND MERITOCRACY

Politik Indonesia: Indonesian Political Science Review · Vol. 9 No. 2 (2024) · pp. 154–171

DOI
10.15294/jpi.v9i2.6293
ISSN
2503-4456, 2477-8060
Published
2024-08-16
Publisher
Universitas Negeri Semarang
Language
eng

Abstract

Commision II of DPR RI plays a crucial role in selecting election organizers at the national level by conducting a fit and proper test (FPT) process. The decisions and mechanisms of the FPT process directly affect the integrity of the election results. This research aims to identify aspects of political recruitment that are applied in the design of the FPT for prospective members of the Indonesian KPU and Bawaslu for the 2022-2027 period using qualitative descriptive methods and data collection techniques through literature studies and interviews. The results show that there is a gulf between the candidacy (candidates’ suitability) and selectorate (political actors) aspects, namely the involvement of political party members in the selectorate aspect, which leads to preferential selection guided by the interests of the political parties. In the technical and location aspect, the difficulty of access for candidates outside Jakarta, a lack of in-depth exposure to the FPT process, the absence of assessment instruments, and limited public involvement are obstacles in what should be a merit-based system in principle. This finding implies that the selected election organizers who are free from political interests are an anomaly in selection processes run by political institutions.

Keywords

Collaboration network of the authors

5 authors · 7 co-authorship links

Hover or tap a name to highlight its co-authors. Double-click to open the author's page.

  • Universitas Negeri Padang
  • Affiliation unknown
  • Different organisations
  • Same organisation
  • Affiliation unknown
  • Thicker line = more joint articles · bigger circle = more articles
Show as table
Co-authorOrganisationJoint articles
Lufri LufriUniversitas Negeri Padang1
Fatni MufitUniversitas Negeri Padang1
Andromeda AndromedaAffiliation unknown1

Affiliations come from OpenAlex; journal OAI-PMH metadata carries none. Authors without an OpenAlex ID are matched by name, which can merge or split people.

Metadata source: OAI-PMH (metadata jurnal) https://journal.unnes.ac.id/journals/jpi/oai, first harvested 6 Nov 2026, last seen 8 Nov 2026.
Original metadata (oai_dc) 
<oai_dc:dc xmlns="http://www.openarchives.org/OAI/2.0/" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:oai_dc="http://www.openarchives.org/OAI/2.0/oai_dc/" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xsi:schemaLocation="http://www.openarchives.org/OAI/2.0/oai_dc/  http://www.openarchives.org/OAI/2.0/oai_dc.xsd">
	<dc:title xml:lang="en">SELECTION OF KPU AND BAWASLU MEMBERS: FIT AND PROPER TEST IN THE PERSPECTIVE OF ELECTION LAW AND MERITOCRACY</dc:title>
	<dc:creator xml:lang="en">Nurfajila, Erina Fionita</dc:creator>
	<dc:creator xml:lang="en">Hurriyah Hurriyah</dc:creator>
	<dc:subject xml:lang="en">Fit and proper test; Commision II DPR RI; Political recruitment; KPU and Bawaslu selection</dc:subject>
	<dc:description xml:lang="en">Commision II of DPR RI plays a crucial role in selecting election organizers at the national level by conducting a fit and proper test (FPT) process. The decisions and mechanisms of the FPT process directly affect the integrity of the election results. This research aims to identify aspects of political recruitment that are applied in the design of the FPT for prospective members of the Indonesian KPU and Bawaslu for the 2022-2027 period using qualitative descriptive methods and data collection techniques through literature studies and interviews. The results show that there is a gulf between the candidacy (candidates’ suitability) and selectorate (political actors) aspects, namely the involvement of political party members in the selectorate aspect, which leads to preferential selection guided by the interests of the political parties. In the technical and location aspect, the difficulty of access for candidates outside Jakarta, a lack of in-depth exposure to the FPT process, the absence of assessment instruments, and limited public involvement are obstacles in what should be a merit-based system in principle. This finding implies that the selected election organizers who are free from political interests are an anomaly in selection processes run by political institutions.</dc:description>
	<dc:publisher xml:lang="en">Universitas Negeri Semarang</dc:publisher>
	<dc:date>2024-08-16</dc:date>
	<dc:type>info:eu-repo/semantics/article</dc:type>
	<dc:type>info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion</dc:type>
	<dc:type xml:lang="en">Peer-reviewed Article</dc:type>
	<dc:format>application/pdf</dc:format>
	<dc:identifier>https://journal.unnes.ac.id/journals/jpi/article/view/6293</dc:identifier>
	<dc:identifier>10.15294/jpi.v9i2.6293</dc:identifier>
	<dc:source xml:lang="en">Politik Indonesia: Indonesian Political Science Review; Vol. 9 No. 2 (2024): General Issue; 154-171</dc:source>
	<dc:source>2503-4456</dc:source>
	<dc:source>2477-8060</dc:source>
	<dc:source>10.15294/jpi.v9i2</dc:source>
	<dc:language>eng</dc:language>
	<dc:relation>https://journal.unnes.ac.id/journals/jpi/article/view/6293/2250</dc:relation>
	<dc:rights xml:lang="en">Copyright (c) 2024 Politik Indonesia: Indonesian Political Science Review</dc:rights>
</oai_dc:dc>