摘要：The general election in Papua is carried out according to the Law No. 7 of 2017 on general election. The general election in Papua employs cultural and tribal approaches through noken system. Despite its violation to the general election principle, the implementation of noken system in the general election brings justice to indigenous people. This research is intended to study about the electoral mechanism in Papua by highlighting the mechanism of indigenous people of Papua. The research finding shows that the law construction of general election in Papua is in line with the customary law that is accommodated by the community in the positive law in Indonesia..
