2020 Indonesian local elections explained

Election Name:2020 Indonesian local elections
Country:Indonesia
Type:legislative
Previous Election:2018 Indonesian local elections
Previous Year:2018
Next Election:2024 Indonesian local elections
Next Year:2024
Seats For Election:9 governors, 224 regents, and 37 mayors
Election Date:9 December 2020

Local elections (Indonesian: Pemilihan Kepala Daerah or Pilkada) were held in Indonesia on 9 December 2020. Voters elected nine governors, 224 regents, and 37 mayors across the country. All the elections were held on the same day, and over 100 million people were expected to be eligible to vote.[1]

Background

Simultaneous local elections (Pilkada Serentak) was first held in Indonesia in 2015.[2] The leadup to the 2020 elections saw several regulations being issued by the General Elections Commission (KPU) barring certain candidates from running, from adulterers[3] to politicians who had been charged with corruption.[4] The decision that the simultaneous local elections throughout Indonesia would be held amid the COVID-19 pandemic stirred some controversy in the Indonesian public.[5] [6]

Schedule

KPU released a schedule for the election in June 2019. Registration for the candidates would be held between 28 and 30 April 2020, with a campaign period lasting between June and September. The voting itself was initially planned for 23 September 2020.[7] In October 2019, the Ministry of Home Affairs estimated that the election would require an expenditure of Rp 15.3 trillion (around US$1.1 billion), around double the budget for the 2015 local elections.[8] In May 2020, due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, President Joko Widodo issued a regulation postponing the election to December 2020, with further postponement being possible if the pandemic had not subsided by then.[9]

The new schedule for the elections was released in June, with the new election date set for 9 December 2020 and the campaigning period being set between 26 September and 5 December 2020.[10]

This election schedule planned by Election Committee (KPU) and the government was opposed by several activists because by forcing a major event during a pandemic, they were breaching several Laws (UU Kekarantinaan Kesehatan & UU Wabah Penyakit Menular)[11] which raising the risk of disease contagion among the people. There were more than 1500 health protocol violations during the campaigns,[12] and 70.000 ballot officers tested reactive from COVID rapid tests and could not immediately be replaced.[13]

In December 2020 also, the government insisted to hold Pilkades Serentak (Simultaneous village leader elections) in more than 1200 villages.[14]

Elections

Gubernatorial

Province Incumbent Winner Population (2010 census) Notes
Irwan Prayitnodetails
Ansar Ahmad
South KalimantanSahbirin Noor
Zainal Arifin Paliwang
details
Rusdy Mastura

Mayoral

City Province Notes
North Sumatradetails
Jambi
Lampung
Riau Islands
West Javadetails
Central Java
details
East Java
details
Banten
details
Bali
West Nusa Tenggara
South Kalimantan
East Kalimantan
North Sulawesi
North Maluku

Regency

Regency Province Notes
West Sumatra
Riau
Pelalawan
Kepulauan Meranti
South Sumatra
Bengkulu
Kepahiang
Riau Islands
Banten
Pandeglang
West Java
Yogyakarta Special Region
East Java
Kapuas HuluWest Kalimantan
South Kalimantan
East Kalimantan
North Kalimantan
details
South Sulawesi
Central Sulawesi
East Kolaka
North Sulawesi
North Minahasa
Gorontalo
Maluku
North Maluku
West Papua
South Sorong
Teluk Wondama

Notes and References

  1. News: Kemendagri Prediksi Ada 107,5 Juta Pemilih di Pilkada 2020 . 5 December 2019 . CNN Indonesia . 8 July 2019 . id.
  2. News: Ferri. Oscar. KPU Resmikan Pelaksanaan Pilkada Serentak 2015. 5 January 2018. liputan6.com. 17 April 2015. id.
  3. News: Indonesian poll body plans to bar adulterers from running in local elections . 5 December 2019 . The Jakarta Post . 2 October 2019 . en.
  4. News: Farisa . Fitria Chusna . 5 November 2019 . KPU Ngotot Larang Eks Koruptor Maju di Pilkada 2020 . id . KOMPAS.com . Kuwado . Fabian Januarius . 5 December 2019.
  5. Web site: Dharmastuti . Hestiana . 22 September 2020 . Pro-Kontra Pilkada Serentak 2020 Tetap Digelar di Tengah Wabah . 2020-11-15 . detiknews . id-ID.
  6. Web site: Hariyanti . Dini . 2020-10-04 . Prastiwi . Arie Mega . Pro Kontra Pilkada di Tengah Optimistis Presiden Terhadap Pandemi . 2020-11-15 . katadata.co.id . id.
  7. News: Bunga . Halida . 25 June 2019 . KPU Releases Schedule of 2020 Regional Head Elections . Tempo . Bhwana . Petir Garda . 5 December 2019.
  8. News: Purnamasari . Deti Mega . 7 October 2019 . Anggaran Pilkada Serentak 2020 Diperkirakan Lebih dari Rp 15 Triliun . id . KOMPAS.com . Meiliana . Diamanty . 3 February 2020.
  9. News: Andayani . Dwi . Pilkada 2020 Diundur Desember, KPU Siap Koordinasi dengan Kemenkes-BNPB . 10 May 2020 . detiknews . 6 May 2020 . id-ID.
  10. News: Mudassir . Rayful . 24 June 2020 . Ini Jadwal Lengkap Tahapan Pilkada Serentak 2020 Terbaru . id . Bisnis.com . Hana . Oktaviano . 18 July 2020.
  11. Web site: Radityo . Muhammad . 19 November 2020 . Penggugat Pelaksanaan Pilkada 2020 KPU, DPR, Dan Pemerintah Telah Melawan Hukum . Merdeka . id.
  12. Web site: Mudassir . Rayful . 24 November 2020 . Dewi . Fitri Sartina . Mahfud MD: Pelanggaran Prokes Saat Pilkada 1510 kali . Bisnis.com . id.
  13. Web site: Mashabi . Sania . 9 December 2020 . Meiliana . Diamanty . KPU: 79.241 Petugas KPPS di Pilkada 2020 Reaktif Covid-19 . Kompas . id.
  14. Web site: Mashabi . Sania . 10 December 2020 . Prabowo . Dani . Desember Ini Pemerintah Berencana Gelar Pilkades Di 1274 Desa . Kompas . id.