Strengthening Local Democracy through Local Political Parties in Aceh

Abstract

The development and progress of democracy in other countries affect the democratic system in Indonesia. The existence of a Political Party becomes an instrument of democracy. However, the post-reform democracy system has not been able to accommodate some of the interests of local communities, resulting in the emergence of separatist movements in several regions of Indonesia. By using normative approach and literary study method, this research concludes first, that the people judge the existing National Political Party that at time, it is not in line with the values of Indonesian society. Secondly, one of the problems related to the emergence of separatist movements in Indonesia as a result of the unaccompanied interest of local communities by existing post-reform political parties is the Free Aceh Movement (GAM) in the Province of Nanggroe Aceh Darussalam (NAD).