Joko Widodo’s Speech After The Constitutional Court Decision; Representation Of Ideology And Power

International Journal of Research and Innovation in Social Science (IJRISS) | Volume V, Issue III, March 2021 | ISSN 2454–6186

Joko Widodo’s Speech After The Constitutional Court Decision; Representation Of Ideology And Power

Taqyuddin Bakri, Mohammad Tahir, Arum Pujiningtyas
Department of Language and Art Education, Faculty of Education and Teacher Training

ABSTRACT:- This article is the result of research conducted on a speech delivered by Joko Widodo. This is in line with the problem in the research, namely how is the representation of ideology and power in Joko Widodo’s speech after the Constitutional Court decision? Joko Widodo as the elected president delivered his political speech after the Constitutional Court decided the results of the 2019-2024 Presidential and Vice-Presidential Election of the Republic of Indonesia. In this decision, the Constitutional Court confirmed that it would reject the lawsuit and decided JokoWidodo and Ma’ruf Amin as the elected President and Vice President of the Republic of Indonesia. In this sense, political speech cannot be viewed as independent. Therefore, Joko Widodo’s speech was analyzed using the Huckin model’s Critical Discourse Analysis approach. The analysis was carried out using a qualitative descriptive research method. The data source in this study was Joko Widodo’s speech after the Constitutional Court decision which was broadcast nationally by the mass media. The analysis was carried out to see the genre, framing, foregrounding or backgrounding, presuppositions, and differences in topics, as well as analysis of sentences and words in Joko Widodo’s political speech. The findings obtained, Joko Widodo used straightforward and explicit language and was conveyed in an argumentative and persuasive manner. This delivery uses language and power relations so that the ideology conveyed can be positively accepted by the Indonesian people. and analysis of sentences and words in Joko Widodo’s political speeches. The findings obtained, Joko Widodo used straightforward and explicit language and was conveyed in an argumentative and persuasive manner. This delivery uses language and power relations so that the ideology conveyed can be positively accepted by the Indonesian people.

Key words: ideology; power; critical discourse analysis; Huckin’s Theory

INTRODUCTION

The results of the Presidential and Vice-Presidential Election of the Republic of Indonesia were officially read out by the Judges of the Constitutional Court (MK) on Thursday, 27 June 2019. The reading of the election results constitutionally marked the end of the presidential and vice presidential elections. This is because according to the mandate of the law, the Constitutional Court is a state institution that has the right to decide disputes over political contestation events, one of which is the presidential and vice presidential elections(Okezone 2019; Article 24C of the 1945 Constitution, tt).

In the decision read out, the Constitutional Court determined that

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