OPOSISI DALAM KEHIDUPAN DEMOKRASI: ARTI PENTING KEBERADAAN OPOSISI SEBAGAI BAGIAN PENGUATAN DEMOKRASI DI INDONESIA
Abstract
In real politics, the acknowledgement and implementation of democracy would be in vain if the government in daily basis is actually run without any effective controls or balancer from the opposition. Such a government is actually close to the oligarchy or authoritarian government. Indonesia as a country that believes in democracy up until today still has not been able to develop a strong opposition. In this regards, this article aims to discuss the relationship between democracy and opposition. Some specific issues would also be discussed namely, (1) the essence of opposition in democratic framework, (2) the opposition in Indonesian politics and why it is important for democracy strengthening, (3) some aspects that should be performed in order to solidify opposition in political life.
Keywords: Democracy, opposition, oligarchy, people sovereignty, control
ABSTRAK
Dalam realitas politik pengakuan dan pelaksanaan atas demokrasi di suatu negara tidak akan banyak berarti jika pemerintah yang ada berjalan tanpa pengimbang atau tanpa kontrol yang efektif dari oposisi. Pemerintah sedemikian sesungguhnya lebih dekat dengan sebentuk pemerintahan oligarkis atau otoriter ketimbang pemerintahan demokratis. Indonesia sebagai sebuah negara yang mengakui demokrasi hingga kini belum dapat dikatakan sebagai negara yang berhasil dalam menumbuhkan oposisi yang kuat. Sehubungan dengan itu artikel ini akan membahas beberapa persoalan terkait dengan hakekat oposisi dalam kehidupan demokrasi. Secara lebih spesifik artikel ini akan membahas (1) hakekat oposisi dalam kerangka demokrasi, (2) oposisi dalam realitas politik di Indonesia dan mengapa hal itu menjadi penting untuk penguatan demokrasi, (3) beberapa hal yang dapat dipertimbangkan untuk menumbuhkan oposisi dalam kehidupan politik bangsa.
Kata kunci: Demokrasi, oposisi, oligarki, kedaulatan rakyat, kontrol
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