PENDIDIKAN POLITIK BAGI PEMILIH PEMULA OLEH PARTAI POLITIK DI KABUPATEN KEPULAUAN MERANTI BERDASARKAN UNDANG-UNDANG NOMOR 2 TAHUN 2008 TENTANG PARTAI POLITIK

Abstract

Political parties have a role in providing political education as stated in law number 2
of 2008 concerning political parties. Political education is very important for society,
especially for beginner voters, considering that beginner voters are emotionally unstable and
have minimal political knowledge.
This type of research is empirical (sociological), which uses empirical facts taken from
KPU and high school data as well as interviews with political parties and first-time voters.
The problem that the author raises is how to provide political education for beginner
voters in Meranti Islands Regency based on law number 2 of 2008, what are the supporting
and inhibiting factors in providing political education for beginner voters in Meranti Islands
Regency, and what efforts to increase community participation especially new voters in
Meranti Islands Regency in politics.
The results of the research show that in Meranti Islands Regency political parties are
said to not be running optimally and there are still shortcomings. It can be said that most of
the political parties in the Meranti Islands Regency only focus on providing political education
to cadres or internal party members without involving the community, especially first-time
voters. The inhibiting factor for Political Parties in Kepuluan Meranti Regency in providing
political education is the public's distrust of Political Parties, that when participating in
political party events people think they will be said to be members of a Political Party. Lack of
enthusiasm from the public. And several political parties said that there were no obstacles, but
political education was not being implemented in the community. This means that there is a
lack of understanding of Political Party administrators in their function and role in providing
political education to the community. Author's suggestion: It is hoped that there will be an
oversight institution for Political Parties in carrying out their roles and responsibilities to
provide political education, and it is hoped that Political Parties can implement the rules,
duties, functions and authority of Political Parties in providing political education in
accordance with the updated Law Number 2 of 2008 again becomes Law Number 2 of 2011
concerning Political Parties. And it is hoped that there will be real action from political parties
and the government, so that people are not anti-politics and it does not become a trust issue
for political parties.
Keywords: novice voters, political parties, political education.