Local Head Election during the Covid-19 Pandemic in Qawaid Fiqhiyyah Siyasiyyah Perspective

Covid-19 affects people's lives globally, both in the economy, education, health, social, and politics. Simultaneous local head elections in Indonesia that were supposed to be held on September 29, 2020, were postponed to December 9, 2020. In Islamic law, there is the study of Qawaid Fiqhiyyah. This article discusses simultaneous local head elections during the Covid-19 pandemic from Qawaid Fiqhiyyah Siyasiyyah. This research is library research and qualitative. The data collected were analyzed descriptively analytically with a deductive mindset. The study results that the simultaneous local head elections during the Covid-19 pandemic were held on December 20, 2020. That is based on Regulation of the General Election Commission Republic of Indonesia Number 20 of 2020 concerning Election of Governor and Deputy Governor, Regent and Deputy Regent, and Mayor and Deputy Mayor with One Pair of the Candidate. The local head election is carried out by implementing health protocols by washing hands, wearing masks, and maintaining distance. The election's implementation appropriates the Qawaid Fiqhiyyah Siyasiyyah "Iza ta'aradha al-mafsadatani ru'iya a'zhamuha dhararan bi irtikab akhaffihima" (if there are two dangers, then the lighter dangers are chosen). The harm caused by the local head election is that there are concerns about a new cluster from the spread of Covid-19. If the election is postponed due to the pandemic, the harm is even more significant because there is no certainty when the pandemic will end and the position of the local head becomes vacant. With the holding of simultaneous local head elections, it is hoped that the local elected head can carry out their duties better, especially in dealing with the Covid-19 virus in their regions.