PELIBATAN TNI PADA PENGAMANAN PEMILU SERENTAK DALAM ERA NEW NORMAL INDONESIA

The purpose of this study is to find out 1) the constitutionality of the concept ofsimultaneous general elections of Indonesia in the perspective of the constitution, 2)the ideal concept of a presidential system through simultaneous elections ofIndonesia, and 3) the concept of involving the TNI in simultaneous elections in thenew normal era of Indonesia.This research uses descriptive analytical method. This type of normativejuridical research is research focused on examining the application of positive legalnorms or norms, and reviewing the problems examined in terms of legal science bylooking at and linking to the reality in implementation that aims to describe naturalactivities / events in daily practice. The nature of the research is analyticaldescriptive that is describing or describing the involvement of the TNI in securingsimultaneous elections in the era of new normal Indonesia. Data sources: primaryand secondary. Data collection techniques using literature studies and documentstudies. The data analysis method uses interactive flowing techniques, namely Moselanalysis which integrates with the data collection process in a cycle.Based on research results show that the constitutionality of the concept ofgeneral election simultaneously in the perspective of the constitution, which is aconsensus that guarantees the establishment of constitutionalism in modern timesgenerally understood to rely on three elements of agreement namely: agreement onshared goals or ideals, agreement on the rule of law as the basis of government oradministration of the State, and agreement on the form of constitutional institutionsand procedures. Presidential system through simultaneous elections, namely thePresidential threshold concept is still used in simultaneous general elections becauseit does not conflict with the 1945 Constitution, moreover the use of presidentialthreshold is oriented towards strengthening the presidential system adopted inIndonesia, where there is an effort to place political parties as instruments to achievethe country's goals with the concept of dividing the political power of parliament intotwo axes only. Involvement of the TNI in the Simultaneous Election in Indonesia inthe field of security in principle is aids to the Police. However, the TNI itself has apolicy related to the implementation of Simultaneous Elections which must be guidedby TNI Neutrality including TNI soldiers who are carrying out security to assist theNational Police must be guided by TNI Neutrality. The involvement of the TNI ignores the neutrality of the TNI, so the consequences of sanctions will be applied to TNI soldiers who violate them.
Keywords: TNI Involvement, Simultaneous Elections, New Normal Era