Analisis Yuridis Peran Partai Politik terhadap Fungsi Legislasi Anggota DPR RI dalam Sistem Ketatanegaraan Republik Indonesia

Abstract

The position of political parties is central which means that they become the pillars of democracy in the Indonesian political system. A political party is established based on its vision, mission, and ideology in obtaining constitutional legitimation of power. The power is realized by the existence of its role in the members of DPR RI (Indonesian Parliament) concerning the legislation function carried out by them in a fraction based on the confederation of the result of general election. The involvement of a political party is closely related by the members of DPR RI; it can be seen from the authority of its political leader who has the authority to establish the fraction and to formulate and determine the policy on Official Political Course of the Nation. Therefore, in the political infrastructure, a political party has political domination upon the members of DPR RI who are in the political suprastructure. The research uses juricical normative method, based on conceptual and statute approach. The data consists of secondary data which materials are obtained from literature, and primary data are gathered of through juridical approach based on laws according to the available research variables. The result of the research shows that the position of a political party in the Political System of the Republik of Indonesian is functioned as a democratic actor established by the people on the same ideology in doing its function as a political party. It is evident that the role of a political party in the Indonesian political system is through the recruitment pattern and cadre formation done by political party toward its members in order to make them qualified and to prepare them to be nominated as the legislative members in the general election. Therefore, by the role and the function of the members DPR RI in the establishment of law, its relevance to its membership in the political party is based on its vision, mission, and policy direction. The establishment of a Bill cannot be separated from the authority of the general chairperson of a political party. This is based on the legal consideration of a political party which function is to formulate the policy of the nation. It means that the policy of the nation is made in the form of law as a part of the legislative function of the members of DPR RI.