Political Party Accountability

Political parties are one of the actors of democracy. Every actor in development has an obligation at least morally and politically to implement the principle of accountability. The accountability of an institution will be closely related to the legitimacy of the institution itself. This means that institutions which do not implement the principle of accountability will lose their legitimacy sooner or later. While the legitimacy of an institution will be very closely related to the sustainability of the institution itself. That is, only institutions that have legitimacy, their presence is accepted, their performance is good, their role is important and they are supported by other development actors who will have the power of sustainability as an institution.

For political parties, accountability is important to maintain the legitimacy and sustainability of the political party itself. In the perspective of democratization, the sustainability of political parties is very important as one of the pillars of democracy. In the context of a country's or nation's democratization process the accountability of political parties is very important, because first, it guarantees the sustainability of the political party itself as one of the actors in political development. Second, provide an example or example for other political development actors. Third, to ensure the effectiveness of political parties in carrying out the process of democratization and struggle for the aspirations of the people.

This encouragement of transparency towards political parties intends to avoid the "stealth funds" used by political parties in elections. We know that so far money politics has talked more than ideology and quality, so it is time for political parties to build a more accountable democratic culture in front of the public.

The concept of accountability is intrinsically related to the concept of representation. This refers to a certain kind of bond that is established by politicians and citizens in what is called "representative democracy" as a result of periodic delegations of power in an electoral district to elected representatives. In contrast to authoritarian regimes and unrepresentative forms of democracy, representative democracy combines an institutional framework of political power authority with other frameworks that are oriented to ensure responsiveness and accountability of those who are given power.