IOSR Journal Of Humanities And Social Science (IOSR-JHSS) Volume 23, Issue 5, Ver. 10 (May. 2018) PP 87-94 e-ISSN: 2279-0837, p-ISSN: 2279-0845. www.iosrjournals.org DOI: 10.9790/0837-2305108794 www.iosrjournals.org 87 | Page General Election Of The Regional Head In The Local Government System (A Study in Makassar) 1. Marhumah Majid, 2. La Ode Husen, 3. Syamsuddin Pasamai 1. Student Master Of Legal Studies Postgraduate Program Of Muslim University Of Indonesia 2,3, Professor At The Faculty Of Law Of The Muslim University Of Indonesia Corresponding Author: . Marhumah Majid Abstract:The purpose of this research is to analyze the implementation of democratic regional head election in local government system and analyze and explain and find the factors that influence the implementation of regional head elections in the system of local government. This research is expected to add treasury treasures in the development of jurisprudence, especially the law regarding the election of regional head. The results of this study are expected to be a new treasure in the framework of the formulation and in particular on the development of norms regarding the rules of legislation on elections that are better and democratic. This study is a descriptive nature of research that describes the phenomenon of law with regard to the implementation of local elections in a lansgung local government. The approach used is the empirical approach of research on the implementation of legal rules with regard to the implementation of regional head elections. directly under applicable laws and regulations. The results show that the direct election of regional heads in the local government system has not been in accordance with the principles of democracy, and there are still many violations committed by both election participants and election organizers. the factors influencing the election organizer are the factors of legal substitution which often change due to the requirement with the political interest, the election organizer factor that is not integrity, the permissive culture factor of society. In order to realize fair, honest, and integrity electoral organizer, the election monitoring mechanism should be closely monitored not only by Bawaslu but also supervisors formed by the community. The organizer of the election of regional head especially KPU, KDP, Bawaslu and Panwaslu, and the District Supervisory Committee must synergize in carrying out its function with one objective namely the implementation of a qualified direct election that gave birth to regional leaders with integrity. Keyword: General Election, The Local Government System --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Date of Submission: 15-05-2018 Date of acceptance: 30-05-2018 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- I. INRODUCTION The provisions of Article 18 paragraph (4) of the 1945 Constitution of the Republic of Indonesia stipulates that the Governors, Regents and Mayors respectively as heads of provincial, district and municipal governments are elected democratically. This is an indication that the local elections are held directly and elected by the people, although the disbursement of regional constraints can also be carried out by representative institutions. Elections are an important tradition, as a consequence of the urgency of elections as a means that can be used to achieve and or maintain the status quo for the regime that wants to rule, or who continue to want power. If elections are implemented in this context, then the legitimacy and status of the qou are at stake, not about the abstract democracy and blurred criteria. A free and fair general election is an important pillar of democracy, because it will produce a government with strong political legitimacy from the people. Conversely, undemocratic elections will result in the lack of legitimacy and popular support to their government, as stated in the Declaration of Principles for Election that: Genuine democratic elections are a requiste condition foR democratic governance, because they are the vehicle through which the people of a country freely express their will, on a basis estabished by law, as to