2024 Konawe regency election
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27 November 2024
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The 2024 Konawe regency election was held on 27 November 2024 as part of nationwide local elections to elect the regent of Konawe Regency, Southeast Sulawesi for a five-year term. The previous election was held in 2018. Konawe's regent from 2013 to 2023, Kery Saiful Konggoasa, was not allowed to run due to term limits. National Mandate Party member and local businessman Yusran Akbar defeated two other candidates, winning 41.3 percent of votes.
Electoral system
The election, like other 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.[1] 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.[2]
Candidates
According to electoral regulations, candidates were required to secure the support of a political party or a coalition of parties which collectively won at least 10 percent of votes in the 2024 legislative election for the municipal legislature, i.e. at least 15,700 votes total.[3] Candidates could alternatively run as an independent without party endorsement by collecting photocopies of identity cards, but no independent candidates registered in Konawe.[4]
The National Mandate Party (PAN) endorsed Yusran Akbar, incumbent chairman of Konawe's chamber of commerce.[5] As his running mate was Syamsul Ibrahim, a three-term PAN municipal legislator. Akbar and Ibrahim received the endorsements of nine political parties, including PAN, PKS, and Golkar.[6] The Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle endorsed the deputy speaker of the municipal legislature, Rusdianto, with his running mate being 2019–2024 House of Representatives member Fachry Pahlevi Konggoasa. Konggoasa is also the son of the previous regent, Kery Saiful Konggoasa. Rusdianto had also chaired Konawe's chamber of commerce from 2016 to 2021.[7] The third candidate, Harmin Ramba, is a civil servant who was appointed as acting regent of Konawe from September 2023 to July 2024 (when he resigned to run in the election). His running mate was Dessy Indah Rachmat.[8] He joined the Gerindra party to run in the election and was appointed the party's chairman in Konawe.[9]
Results
| Candidate | Running mate | Candidate party | Votes | % | |
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| Yusran Akbar | Syamsul Ibrahim | PAN | 64,296 | 41.28 | |
| Harmin Ramba | Dessy Indah Rachmat | Gerindra | 54,967 | 35.29 | |
| Rusdianto | Fachry Pahlevi Konggoasa | PDI-P | 36,476 | 23.42 | |
| Total | 155,739 | 100.00 | |||
| Valid votes | 155,739 | 97.47 | |||
| Invalid/blank votes | 4,047 | 2.53 | |||
| Total votes | 159,786 | 100.00 | |||
| Registered voters/turnout | 181,858 | 87.86 | |||
| Source: [10][11] | |||||
Akbar and Ibrahim were sworn in on 20 February 2025 along with most other regional leaders elected in 2024.[12]
References
- ↑ "Pilkada Hanya Satu Putaran". kedaikopi.co (in Indonesian). 22 July 2020. Retrieved 20 May 2024.
- ↑ Mardika, Nando Yussele (5 November 2020). "Jika Kotak Kosong Menang, Pilkada Akan Diulang?". hukumonline.com (in Indonesian). Retrieved 16 April 2024.
- ↑ "KPU Konawe Umumkan Pendaftaran Pasangan Calon Kepala Daerah 2024". hijaunews.id (in Indonesian). 24 August 2024. Retrieved 17 May 2026.
- ↑ "Pendaftaran Ditutup, Pilkada Konawe Dipastikan Tanpa Calon Perseorangan". Suara Sultra (in Indonesian). 13 May 2024. Retrieved 17 May 2026.
- ↑ "Yusran Akbar Diminta Cari Pasangan dan Koalisi". Kendari Pos (in Indonesian). 6 May 2024. Retrieved 17 May 2026.
- ↑ "Ini Profil 3 Paslon Pilkada 2024 Konawe Sultra, YA-SYAM, RD-FPK dan HADIR, Daftar Partai Pendukung". Tribunnewssultra.com (in Indonesian). 26 December 2024. Retrieved 17 May 2026.
- ↑ "Mengenal Sosok Rusdianto Bakal Calon Bupati Pasangan Fachry Pahlevi Konggoasa". Konawe Terkini (in Indonesian). 21 August 2024. Retrieved 18 May 2026.
- ↑ "Mengenal Sosok Bacalon Bupati Konawe Harmin Ramba, Tokoh Berpengalaman di Pemerintahan". kabaranoa.id (in Indonesian). 10 August 2024. Retrieved 18 May 2026.
- ↑ "Harmin Ramba Resmi Pimpin Partai Gerindra di Konawe". tegas.co (in Indonesian). 26 August 2024. Retrieved 18 May 2026.
- ↑ "Pleno KPU Tetapkan Yusran Akbar-Syamsul Ibrahim Menang di Pilkada Konawe". SULTRASATU.COM (in Indonesian). 5 December 2024. Retrieved 18 May 2026.
- ↑ "KEPUTUSAN KOMISI PEMILIHAN UMUM KABUPATEN KONAWE NOMOR 1570 TAHUN 2024" (PDF) (in Indonesian). KPU Konawe. Retrieved 18 May 2026.
- ↑ Fitrida, Yasmin (20 February 2025). "Daftar Nama Kepala Daerah Dilantik Presiden Prabowo Hari Ini". ngopibareng.id (in Indonesian). Retrieved 18 May 2026.