Analysis of Open and Closed Proportional Systems in the 2024 Legislative Elections

General elections are important in the effort to maintain the sovereignty of the people and the democracy of the Indonesian state. A good election must pay attention to the system and the consequences of the system used. Indonesia is one of the countries that implements an electoral system with a proportional system. The proportional system used by Indonesia since 1955 has two forms, namely a closed proportional system and an open proportional system. Currently, Indonesia uses an open proportional system after previously using a closed proportional system in 1998. However, in 2019 the open proportional system caused losses for Indonesia, ranging from money politics, a large budget issued by the government, to the loss of life of 527 election organizers. This phenomenon has prompted researchers to examine a closed proportional system as a solution for the 2024 election using normative research with a conceptual approach so that researchers have the notion that a closed proportional system by tightening internal party system rules in recruiting people's representatives can be the answer to the weaknesses of an open operational system