2024 Indonesian local elections

2024 Indonesian local elections

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Local executive elections (Indonesian: Pemilihan Kepala Daerah/Pilkada) to elect governors, mayors and regents in Indonesia will be held on 27 November 2024 across 548 regions: 37 provinces, 415 regencies and 93 cities, which covered all provinces except Yogyakarta Special Region and all cities/regencies except the constituents of Jakarta.^[1] The previous local executive elections were held in 2020.^[2][3] The elections will be the first time regional leaders are all elected simultaneously nationwide in Indonesia.^[4]

Indonesia began electing regional leaders through direct elections in 2005, and between 2015 and 2020, all regional elections held in the year were held at the same date.^[5] In 2016, a law was passed which made all regional elections starting in 2024 to be held on the same date. As a consequence, regional leaders elected in 2017 and 2018 would be replaced by appointed officials after the end of their term until the 2024 elections are held.^[6] On the other hand, regional leaders elected in 2020 would only serve for less than a full five-year term, ranging from three to four years.^[7] On 24 January 2022, the House of Representatives agreed to set the date of the 2024 local elections at 27 November 2024.^[8]

The elections are regulated by the Law No. 10 of 2016 on local elections.^[9]

All candidates are required to be, at minimum, graduates of senior high school or equivalent. Any approved candidates are required to resign from certain government positions, including legislative offices, Armed Forces/Police positions, civil servants, and employees of state-owned companies. The minimum age is 30 for gubernatorial candidates and 25 for mayor/regent candidates. Furthermore, a two-term limit applies including for different regions, and former governors/regents/mayors are not allowed to run for vice-leader of their previous position.^[15] On 30 May 2024, the Supreme Court of Indonesia ruled that the age limit applied to the age of the candidates on the date of swearing in should they win the election (which are expected to take place in 2025^[16]), instead of the registration date of the election.^[17] In particular, this change allowed Kaesang Pangarep, son of 7th Indonesian President Joko Widodo, to contest gubernatorial elections.^[18] A ruling by the Constitutional Court of Indonesia reverted the criteria, setting the age benchmark to be the date of the official confirmation of candidates.^[19]

The General Elections Commission (KPU) initially noted that legislators newly elected in the 2024 Indonesian legislative election did not need to resign, however, this was later rescinded and elected legislators will also be required to resign.^[20] Candidates can either run as an independent or a party-backed candidate. To run with party backing, the candidate is required to secure the formal support of a party or a coalition of parties which collectively hold at least 20 percent of seats in the relevant Regional House of Representatives (DPRD) or between 6.5 and 10 percent^[b] of votes in the 2024 legislative election in the area, depending on the population.^[22][23][24]

Independent candidates are required to submit photocopies of identity cards as proof of support, numbering between 6.5 to 10 percent of the registered electorate in a given region.^[25] According to KPU, 168 independent candidates nationwide registered, down from 203 which registered for the 2020 elections.^[26] For all gubernatorial elections, eleven pairs of independent candidates registered, of which two pairs are confirmed to have submitted sufficient proofs. One of the two resigned, leaving just one pair of independent candidates running for governor (Dharma Pongrekun in Jakarta).^[27]

All the local elections in 2024 follow the first-past-the-post system where the candidate with the most votes wins the election, even if they do not win a majority. In prior elections, the gubernatorial election for Jakarta requires a runoff should no candidates achieve a simple majority, but this runoff requirement has been removed for the 2024 election.^[28] It is possible for a candidate to run uncontested, in which case the candidate is still required to win a majority of votes "against" an "empty box" option. Should the candidate fail to do so, the election will be repeated on a later date.^[29]

Central government appointment of officials as acting executives due to the election synchronization has been criticized for the lack of transparency, with almost half of Indonesia's regions being governed by the appointees at the time of the election.^[4] KPU's decision to set just five days (8 to 12 May) to allow registration of independent candidates was also criticized for being too short, with a prospective gubernatorial candidate in Jakarta filing a suit with the General Election Supervisory Agency (Bawaslu) over the decision.^[12]

The ruling by the Supreme Court regarding the eligibility of candidates by age was also criticized for benefiting Kaesang, and was compared with a similar decision by the Constitutional Court of Indonesia in the leadup to the 2024 Indonesian presidential election which enabled Gibran Rakabuming Raka, Kaesang's older brother, to run as Vice President of Indonesia.^[30]

Gubernatorial elections are held in all of Indonesia's provinces, except for the Special Region of Yogyakarta where the Sultan of Yogyakarta and the Duke of Pakualam are automatically the governor and vice-governor, respectively.^[31]

Elections for mayors are held in all cities, except for those which constitute Jakarta.^[32] The table below contains all mayoral races, sorted by population in descending order.

Elections for regents are held in all regencies, except for Thousand Islands Regency which constitute Jakarta.^[32] The table below contains regency races for regencies with populations above 500,000 or otherwise notable runs, sorted by population in descending order.

This table lists elected candidates based on their political party affiliation at the time of the election. Candidates which are not a member of any political party are listed as independent regardless of endorsements from political parties.