Oleh:
Arbi Sanit
Abstract
S o cia l co n tra ct is a con ception a b o u t new p o w e r relation sh ip betw een elite a n d p eo p le which is
fo rm u la ted in o rd e r to fu lfill a d e m a n d fo r p o litic a l renew al w hich is n eed a continuity, not stagnation
nor deterioration . We n e e d to recon stru ct any a sp ect o f so cia l co n tra ct th eory in o rd er to understand
about socia l con tract relevance with gen eral election. The general election a s a contract social guaranteed
rights an d oblig a tio n o fth e vo te rs a n d the lea d ers. The co n tra ct m echanism betw een voters an d p o litica l
can didate is rela ted by trust. The o b je c t o f tru st its e lf in gen era l election is m orality. The p o litica l
contract co n sisten cy b a se d on tru st is a fo u n d a tio n f o r building a State as a m o ra l entity, which is m ade
by m ora lly human being.