The election of the Governor and/or Vice Governor directly in the democratic system in Indonesia faces great challenges. In the context of the Special Region of Yogyakarta, direct elections contradict the legal historical election of Governor and Vice Governor carried out from generation to generation through the establishment of Sultan Hamengku Buwono and Paku Alam. Yogyakarta people also reject direct election. The rejection of the governor and/or vice-governor election of Yogyakarta by the people is in two dimensions at once, not only because of the historical provisions which do not allow direct election to be held but also because of the democratic expression of the people of Yogyakarta which insists that the election is not necessary directly. The real problem is the implementation of a democratic system of universality and particularity. The entry of local direct election clause in the Privileges of Yogyakarta Bill prior to the enactment of Law Number 13 of 2012 in line with the principle of universality. However, the rejection of direct elections is a particular aspect of the democratic process. The logic of the people of Yogyakarta must also be understood in terms of what is called the proper role of the state. Moreover, with the support of tradition and culture that has survived more than 250 years, Yogyakarta actually never entered the phase of the gap point as a state of the sultanate. Yogyakarta volunteered as a part of the Unitary State of the Republic of Indonesia not long after the Proclamation of Independence, did not necessarily dissolve the traditions of the Sultanate. This study focuses on the issue of whether the traditional election of governors and/or vice-governor in Yogyakarta has been against democratic values? This study aims to analyze and understand the democratic process in the election of governor and/or vice governor in Yogyakarta. The research method used is qualitative research approach with socio-legal type, and historical. The result of this assessment is that the election of governor and/or vice governor in Yogyakarta has been in accordance with democratic values because of the juridical aspect is the mandate of Law No. 13 of 2012 on the Privileges of Yogyakarta. From the sociological aspect, the people of Yogyakarta want the election of the governor and/or the vice governor to be done through the determination of their Sultan.
