Management Model of Political Party and Legislative Faction in Policy Formulation: Case Study in Local Parliament of Sinjai Regency, Indonesia

Abstract

This paper explores the partnership management model on local parliament (DPRD) formulation between factions and political parties. The study used a qualitative descriptive, which allows identifying the proof for the right interpretation. The research was conducted in Sinjai Regency, Indonesia, for three months in 2019. The study position includes both factions with informant determination through purposeful sampling of Sinjai Parliament. The informants involved in this study are membership and leadership of legislative seated political parties; chairman/deputy and DPRD members; chairman and party members; and secretary and staff of the DPRD. The sources of the data gathered in this study comprise both primary and secondary data. The result showed that the policy-making model adopted in Sinjai DPRD is less effective and cooperation between political parties and voters is weak. In contrast, there is an unclear paradigm of the relationship between political parties and factions. The policy development process needs to be refined by developing a new model governed in a precise regulation and converted into Parliament order. The partnership structure between factions and political parties in policy formulation needs to be established and strengthened. However, voters and political parties participation in the policy formulation is not a core actor but an aspiration to have feedback, recommendations, demands, or support from the community in the political management system, especially in the Sinjai Parliament. The study results contribute to improve the political management system of local parliament in Indonesia.