The purpose of this study is to construct asymmetric regional head elections. Asymmetric regional head elections need to be constructed as a response to the problems that exist in the regional head selection model in Indonesia. Therefore, this study aims to examine and analyze the mechanism of regional head elections in Indonesia, the problems associated with symmetric regional head elections, and the construction of asymmetric regional head elections. This research is classified as legal research. The results indicate that the mechanism of regional head elections in Indonesia encompasses various models. These models include appointment or promotion by the central government, appointment due to urgent circumstances, elections by the Regional House of Representatives with candidates determined by the President, elections by the Regional House of Representatives without presidential involvement, and direct elections by the people. The models of direct regional head elections by the people and those conducted by the Regional House of Representatives fall into the democratic category. However, these models raise various issues, including the risk of conflict, high costs of regional head elections, state capture corruption, regulatory capture, and others. To address these problems, it is necessary to construct asymmetric regional head elections. This framework for asymmetric regional head elections includes direct elections by the people, elections by the Regional House of Representatives, and elections through regional mechanisms. To determine which type of regional head election model is appropriate for a region, it is essential to consider several indicators. These indicators include the regional independence index, human development index, democracy index, and other relevant indices, such as societal heterogeneity and local customs.
Hadi et al. (Tue,) studied this question.