THE IDEOLOGICAL MOVEMENTS OF DEMOCRATIC REGIME WITH THE KING AS HEAD OF STATE, POPULAR SOVEREIGNTY

Abstract

The study on The Ideological Movements of the Democratic Regime with the King as Head of State, Popular Sovereignty, is a group of students and political activists; this is a qualitative research study. The data were searched for through documentary research and in-depth interviews. The group of informants, there were 5 academics, 5 lawyers, and 30 students and activists. The data was analyzed using content analysis techniques, synthesized data, and performed descriptive analysis. The results of the study found that promoting democratic ideas under the institution of the monarchy as the head of state, where sovereign power belongs to the people, has economic factors that firmly obstruct the promotion of democracy. The complexity of the problems related to imperfect democracy, the adjustment of the existing social culture to align with the ideology and mechanisms of democracy, and the sacrifice of the public interest as the main principle. Exercising freedom within limits without encroaching on the freedom of others, accepting different opinions, and promoting the movement of ideas aimed at creating knowledge and understanding about democracy. The main principle of representative democracy is that the people have the power to elect representatives to govern for the benefit of the people to inspect and remove the representatives they have elected if they find that they are not acting honestly. To develop a more practical democracy is a principle that must drive thought in the principles of democratic governance. There are 5 principles: sovereignty belonging to the people, complete personal freedom, equality, the rule of law, and governance by-election.