Discourse of Gotong Royong Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle in Kulon Progo, Special Region of Yogyakarta

Indonesian political party face high financing issues in each political momentum. This research aims to explain the discourse of gotong royong in the effort to be victorious couple of Hasto Wardoyo – Sutedjo in elections 2017 Kulon Progo Regency. This study is a qualitative study using the theoretical references of the thought of Michel Foucault. The research informant is the Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle cadres in Kulon Progo regency. The research informant consisted main informant Kulon Progo Regent 2017-2023 and key informant were DPD Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle DIY and DPC Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle in Kulon Progo. Data collection techniques used interview and documentation. Technique of analysis used interactive model. The results of this study showed that the discourse of mutual assistance in the internal party of PDI struggle serves to activate party cadre militancy in carrying out the duties of the parties, especially in the effort to win the spouse of Hasto Wardoyo – Sutedjo at the momentum of the election 2017 in Kulon Progo. Then, gotong royong as a local genius has become the social norm of people in Kulon Progo, so the discourse is more easily accepted and considered as a form of truth by society.