ABSTRACT The practice of political dynasties is found in the Kepenghuluan Rantau Panjang Kiri, where there has been an effort to maintain power by the chief family for three periods without a break from 1950 to the present. There is no democratic space for evey family in the Kepenghuluan Rantau Panjang Kiri to participate in the process of selecting the chief freely and openly. The purpose of …