PANDANGAN HUKUM ISLAM TERHADAP GOLPUT

Indonesia has held elections for Presidential Elections, Legislative Elections, and Regional Head Elections directly. However, there is an attitude that does not support the election system, known as *G*olongan *P*utih (Golput). Among the reasons for those who decide to abstain are because they do not believe in (liberal) democratic mechanisms, religious fundamentalism, other political-ideological reasons, or do not believe that elections will bring change and improvement. This research aims to discuss how the law of abstention from the perspective of fiqh siyasah. The method used is descriptive qualitative by collecting the opinions of politicians and religious leaders. As a result, abstention for some of the reasons above is haram. The reason is because it shows their indifference to the fate of the country. More than that, Islamic law requires appointing leaders and considering the benefit of the country.