2020 Makassar mayoral election

The 2020 Makassar mayoral election was held on 9 December 2020, as part of the 2020 simultaneous local elections in Indonesia. It is a repeat of the previous election held in 2018, an uncontested election where the none of the above option won a majority. The 2020 election saw the previous incumbent mayor, Mohammad Ramdhan Pomanto, the 2018 single candidate Munafri Arifuddin, run as mayor along with former deputy mayor Syamsu Rizal and former East Luwu regent Irman Yasin Limpo. Pomanto managed to beat the other three candidates to secure a second term after winning 41.3 percent of votes.

2020 Makassar mayoral election
9 December 2020
Registered901,087[1]
 
Nominee Mohammad Ramdhan Pomanto Munafri Arifuddin Syamsu Rizal
Party Nasdem Demokrat PDI-P
Running mate Fatmawati Rusdi Abdul Rahman Bando Fadli Ananda
Popular vote 218,908 184,094 100,869
Percentage 41.3 34.8 19
 
Nominee Irman Yasin Limpo
Party Golkar
Running mate Z.A. Nurdin Halid
Popular vote 25,817
Percentage 4.9
Mayor before election

Iqbal Samad Suhaeb
Acting mayor

 Elected Mayor

Mohammad Ramdhan Pomanto
Nasdem

Background
Main article: 2018 Makassar mayoral election

The 2018 mayoral elections in Makassar were initially slated to pit incumbent Mohammad Ramdhan Pomanto against challenger Munafri Arifuddin, however, following a court ruling, Pomanto was disqualified, due to alleged abuse of office to benefit in the election.[2][3] Despite this, Arifuddin was still required to gain a majority of the votes, with a none of the above option being available in the ballot, and he ended up losing to said option by a margin of some 36,000 votes, the first case of a NOTA victory in Indonesian electoral history.[4] The election was hence repeated, with registration for candidates being reopened and the election being held as part of the 2020 simultaneous local elections. Both Pomanto and Arifuddin were permitted to run as candidates as well.[5]

Candidates

Four tickets of candidates were registered for the election:[6]

Results

Pomanto won the election after winning 41.3 percent of votes, placing first in 14 out of 15 districts of Makassar.[7][8]

References
  1. Munsir, Ibnu (17 October 2020). "KPU Tetapkan DPT Pilwalkot Makassar 2020 Sebanyak 901.087". detiknews (in Indonesian). Retrieved 4 December 2020.
  2. "PT TUN Perintahkan Diskualifikasi Danny-Indira, Ternyata Inilah 3 Kesalahan Sang Petahana". Tribun Timur (in Indonesian). 21 March 2018. Retrieved 4 December 2020.
  3. "Island focus: Incumbent disqualified from Makassar race". The Jakarta Post. 30 April 2018. Retrieved 4 December 2020.
  4. Taufiqqurahman, Muhammad (10 August 2018). "MK Menangkan Kotak Kosong di Pilwalkot Makassar!". Detik (in Indonesian). Retrieved 4 December 2020.
  5. "Pilwali Makassar Diulang dari Awal, Ikut Pilkada Serentak 2020". Jawa Pos (in Indonesian). 22 June 2019. Retrieved 4 December 2020.
  6. "Pertarungan Imbang 4 Raksasa di Pilkada Makassar". CNN Indonesia (in Indonesian). 29 September 2020. Retrieved 5 December 2020.
  7. "KPU Tetapkan Danny-Fatma Pemenang Pilkada Makassar 2020". KOMPAS.com (in Indonesian). 15 December 2020. Retrieved 28 December 2020.
  8. "REKAPITULASI PEMILIHAN WALIKOTA DAN WAKIL WALIKOTA KOTA MAKASSAR" (in Indonesian). General Elections Commission. Retrieved 29 December 2020.
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