Case analysis reveals institutional capture and resource politicization in Indonesia's 2024 presidential race, highlighting democratic backsliding despite formal election procedures.
Key Points
To examine how democratic institutions and legal frameworks were weakened through institutional capture and electoral authoritarian tendencies during Indonesia's 2024 presidential election.
Conducted a normative juridical analysis integrated with conceptual and case-based evaluations.
Analyzed constitutional provisions, electoral regulations, Constitutional Court rulings, state documents, and literature on democratic backsliding and institutional capture.
Identified institutional capture operating through the reinterpretation of presidential candidacy requirements and the politicization of state resources, including social assistance programs.
Observed the weakening of electoral management institutions alongside the consolidation of dominant political coalitions, creating an uneven playing field and constraining democratic accountability.