The Real Village Leader In Indonesia: A Unique Demonstration Of Citizens Demanding That The In-cumbent Re-Run Suswanta1[0000-0002-7461-3251] and Second Cici Sundari2[0000-0002-8872-1448] and Third Novy Setia Yunas3[0000-0001-6276-045X]
1Lecturer of Master^s Program of Government Affairs and Administration, Universi-tas Muhammadiyah Yogyakarta, Indonesia
2 Department of Government Affairs and Administration, Jusuf Kalla School of Government, Universitas Muhammadiyah Yogyakarta, Indonesia
3 Department of Political Science, Social Sciences, Brawijaya University
Abstract
This research examines why Mr. Gaguk refused to run for re-election as village head, analyzing the dynamics of demonstrations by village residents regarding Mr. Gaguk^s refusal. And evaluate the social and political impact of Pak Gaguk^s rejection of village governance. Pak Gaguk has served as Village Head since 2017 and has succeeded in leading the village well for one period. However, when asked to run again, he refused, sparking an unusual public demonstration. This research uses a qualitative descriptive method, and data sources were obtained through inter-views, observation, and FFD as well as online media, news, and related journals, research, and data analysis using the NVivo 12 plus data processing application, computer-assisted qualitative document analysis. Tool. They are easy to use and can process words and explore word frequen-cies, attributes, and cases from big data, generating categories of factors or sub-factors in re-search. The research found that Pak Gaguk refused to run again as village head because he felt that one term was enough and wanted other residents to run for village head. However, the com-munity did not accept it and hoped that Pak Gaguk would run for office again- they said that Pak Gaguk was their best leader and no one else because while serving as Village Head, Gaguk never took his salary as village head. His salary is returned to the village to be managed as a village development fund- like the Village Head of Ponggok Klaten Stageharjo Sewon Bantul, he is also the best village head who can develop his village.
Keywords: Mr. Gaguk, Village Leaders, Demonstration Dynamics
