HUBUNGAN KERJA ANGGOTA DEWAN PERWAKILAN DAERAH DENGAN DAERAH YANG DIWAKILI MENURUT UNDANG-UNDANG NOMOR 13 TAHUN 2019 TENTANG MAJELIS PERMUSYAWARATAN RAKYAT, DEWAN PERWAKILAN RAKYAT, DEWAN PERWAKILAN DAERAH DAN DEWAN PERWAKILAN RAKYAT DAERAH

Abstract

Amendments to the 1945 Constitution have resulted in several new state institutions,
one of which is the Regional Representative Council (DPD). The basic idea behind the
formation of the DPD is the desire to accommodate regional aspirations and at the same time
give the regions a bigger role in the process of making political decisions on matters that are
primarily directly related to the regions. With the authority possessed by the DPD many
things can be done. Now many people don't know what the DPD is, why this happened
because the performance of the DPD has not been optimal. Many discussions and seminars
have been held by the DPD, both with legal and political experts and with their constituents
in their respective regions, the context of these discussions always discusses the weakness of
the authority possessed by the DPD, as if this authority is the main obstacle in carrying out its
duties and obligations. .
This type of research is normative legal research. Normative legal research is legal
research conducted by examining literature or secondary data consisting of primary legal
materials, secondary legal materials and tertiary legal materials. Normative legal research is
also called doctrinal legal research, also referred to as library research or document study.
This research examines the subject matter in accordance with the scope and identification of
problems through a statutory approach (Statute approach). related to the legal issue under
study.
The ineffectiveness of the DPD as a representative institution in carrying out its duties
is suspected to have occurred due to several factors. First, misconceptions in applying the
bicameral concept. Second, the authority of the DPD is very limited and is only related to
regional matters. Third, the DPD was formed to prevent the hegemony of the executive
branch from returning, but then the balance of power did not work effectively because of the
large amount of authority possessed by the DPR. The ideal mechanism related to the
implementation of regional community aspirations in the field of supervision carried out by
the DPD is divided into two ways in conveying aspirations, namely by formal and informal
means. DPD members are expected by their voters to fulfill the will of the people's
aspirations, provide services and provide various other forms of satisfaction even if they are
only symbolic, in carrying out their duties it is not uncommon for differences to occur
between the representatives of the people and the people who elect them.
Keywords : DPD – Authority – Settings