Democratic System Strengthening Through Concurrent Election Implementation To Improve Political Stability and National Development

: Indonesian recently held a regional head concurrent elections in the first phase on December 9,
2015. Concurrent elections has been a historic moment for Indonesia to elect regional heads organized and
structured massively. Concurrent election significance for Indonesian politics, especially at the local level, not
only to read limited local democratic party, but rather an instrument for strengthening the
democratic process. This research seeks to examine and analyze the democracy strengthening through
concurrent election implementation in order to improve political stability of national development. In
carrying out this study, researchers using qualitative methods. Whereabout the main data from this study is
the researchers observation result on the concurrent election day, which is supported by several secondary
data from the media. Featured models concurrent election (local concurrent election) is believed to be the
best solution to counter the problems remaining in the elections execution, especially in two
important reasons: First, the elections implementation effectiveness in order to realize the elections are more
qualified and dignified from both the process and elections outcome aspects; second, the elections efficiency
especially from the budget efficiency aspect which must be issued by the state to finance the electoral
process.
Keywords: Concurrent elections, the democracy strengthening, political stability, national development