Challenges on Party Institutionalization: The Broken Linkage of Three Faces of Party in the National Democrats on Promoting Renewable Energy Bill

This article explores institutionalization challenges in the National Democrats (NasDem) Party in promoting the Renewable Energy Bill, viewed from the party’s three faces. NasDem is strategically involved in policy decision-making in the Indonesian parliament, but the three faces of the party are yet to be seen. Despite being established over a decade ago, the direction of institutionalization is still transforming, especially in the linkage between public office and the party at the grassroots. The research question is: How do the three faces of the party in NasDem impact the challenges of institutionalization? Drawing from the Renewable Energy Bill case studies, we argue that three challenges exist. First, a personalistic party’s strong influence leads to failure in two-way communications, especially at the grassroots. Second, the vision of the renewable energy law was not implemented at the grassroots because the party had to focus on regional policies. Third, although the renewable energy vision has not been fully implemented, the idea of ‘green politics’ has been realized by the party wing at the grassroots through the political education program.


Introduction
The status of party leaders as veto players in decisionmaking processes allows this clientelism to proliferate at the grassroots level (Budi, 2013; see Tomsa, 2013, as cited in Savirani & Budi, 2023).
Using the institutional approach with Katz and Mair's (1993)  The stronger the relationship among actors within the party in its political regions, the higher the effectiveness of intra-party democracy and the functionality of the party as a political institution (Borz & Janda, 2018;Kumbaracibasi, 2018).
Based on the criticisms and adjustments to the theories proposed by Huntington (1968) and Panebianco (1988)

Party in Central Office
The   In addition, the agenda at the regional level is organized to assist party cadres in the regional representative council.
in the G-20.This includes the development of the Draft Law on New and Renewable Energy (RUU EBET), which was on the agenda for a plenary session in March 2021.The planning of the RUU EBET has been in intense discussion, but the concept of renewable energy within this draft law is not new.Some academics criticize that the RUU EBET allows broader space and accessibility for oligarchs and businesspeople to use this not-new energy source ( ART), media reports related to keywords such as NasDem Party and RUU EBET, the views of party figures on the RUU EBET, and the party's implementation of the RUU EBET at various levels.
term 'faces of the party' is used by Katz and Mair to examine how a party operates at various levels, consisting of three categories: the party in public office, i.e., elected members in legislative and executive branches; the party in the central office, i.e., the daily executives of the party, such as the chairman and department heads; and the party on the ground, i.e.change agent aiming to bring Indonesia to its 'restorative' values.NasDem's political manifesto establishes its existence on the philosophical basis of national politics and the people's sovereignty, reaffirming its role as a pioneer of 'the Restoration of Indonesia.'This philosophy serves as a central pillar guiding all the party's steps and decisions.Aiming to restore the political values of democracy, the party mobilizes resources to promote democracy's quality and systemic changes in Indonesia's political processes.It strives to distance itself from identity-based political practices that often trigger conflicts by advocating idea-based politics.Although the party focuses its attention and activities in Jakarta, just a political party aiming to seize power but an agent of change.This translates into an achievement as the only new party to successfully surpass the parliamentary threshold in the 2014 elections.The achievement also indicates that the concept of Indonesian Restoration has a strong appeal in society.By combining a philosophical foundation, commitment to ideabased politics, and innovative measures such as Unconditional Coalition and Politics Without Fees, NasDem realizes its vision and mission of Indonesian Restoration.The policy-making by NasDem, both at the party and legislative levels, reflects how the party's ideology and direction.At this stage, party dynamics, such as the role of internal factions, political coalitions, and interactions with voters, contribute to shaping and influencing the policies.NasDem bases its existence on the values of Pancasila, as reflected in the party's manifesto and Constitution/Bylaws (AD/ ART).It prioritizes nationalism, referring to the spirit of unity among Indonesia's diverse ethnic and cultural groups.The democracy implemented by NasDem stems from the spirit of deliberation and consensus as a fundamental principle for resolving conflicts and discouraging aggressive actions.The party also acknowledges that Indonesian democracy grows from cultural values, especially the principle of 'gotong royong' or collaboration among all elements of society.This principle is the foundation for the party to formulate political policies prioritizing national interests and the common good over individual and group interests.

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Figure 1 shows that DPW ideally assumes the responsibility of developing communication by adjusting to the local context and approaching the community according to its characteristics and needs.As such, they can build a strong relationship between the party and the community.This function allows the party to garner broader support and establish better connections with their voter base at the local level.Moreover, in collaboration with DPCs, DPWs also control the executive and legislative work to conduct evaluations and ensure checks and balances.The monitoring carried out by DPWs and DPCs ultimately directly influences public policy processes in terms of evaluation, advocacy, and promotion.

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Figure 2. Party Consolidation

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AD/ART and the party's direction towards the 2024 presidential election.

Table 1 . Commission VII DPR-RI NasDem Faction Members
Source: dpr.go.idthe central and local government levels to be managed sustainably.