From Spending Billions of Rupiah to the Help of Mystical Power
Instead of being a platform for democracy at the grassroots, the village head election, locally known as kuwu, is prone to conflict and money politics.
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Mass supporters of one of the candidates for kuwu (village head) in Kertasura Village, Cirebon Regency, West Java, occupied Jalan Raya Sunan Gunung Jati, Sunday (21/11/2021). They marched on foot to celebrate their candidate's victory at a number of polling stations. As a result, the Cirebon-Indramayu connecting road is jammed.
For most people in Cirebon, West Java, a village head election is a promise to have a better life. Ironically, instead of being a platform for democracy at the grassroots, the village head election, locally known as kuwu, is prone to conflict and money politics.
Hundreds of people dressed in all black packed the road in front of the Kertasura village office, Kapetakan district, Cirebon regency, West Java on Sunday afternoon (21/11/2021). The wong ireng (people in black) expressed their joy after their candidate for the Kertasura village head position, H. Jadiya, led in the vote count.