| dc.description.abstract | Gerindra Partybecome participants first general election in 2014, followed by twelve Parties. Although first-time
election in Luwu North,Gerindra Party succeeded in gaining the most votes to two after the Golkar Party and
get a ration of six seats to the council. This success is supported by community leaders in Luwu North who
come from the elite, like the elite bureaucrats, the economic elite (businessmen),and the political elite have
major stakes in attracting community investigator to choose legislative candidates coming fromGerindra Party.
Therefore, the role of the local elite in winning Gerindra be the focus of study in this research.This study used
qualitative methods, with data collection techniques are in-depth interviews and documentation. As the
informants in this study, namely, the Chairman of DPC Gerindra, six legislators from Gerindra, community leader
and Vice Regent of Luwu North.The results of this study indicate that the role of local elites on the award
Gerindra using three approaches, namely positional approach to reputation and approach decision,Where the
outcome of the vote Gerindra 6.5%, 39.2% of elected candidates sound, the sound of a candidate not elected
54.3% of all candidates who have as many as thirty-five candidates,so Gerindra managed to gain six seats to
sit in Parliament Luwu north. In general, people in North Luwu choose legislators opted for track record is not
actor or party,but because it is based on the election of community leaders who attended, besides the factor of
emotional closeness, kinship and familiarity with community leaders.
Keywords : General Election, The Role Of Local Elites, Victory Party Gerindra | en_US |
