2020 Medan mayoral election

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2020 Medan mayoral election
Logo Kota Medan (Seal of Medan).svg
 20159 December 2020
Registered1,601,001 [1]
  Bobby Nasution, Wali Kota Medan.jpg Wakil Wali Kota Akhyar Nasution.jpg
Nominee Bobby Nasution Akhyar Nasution
Party PDI-P Demokrat
Running mateAulia RachmanSalman Alfarisi
Popular vote393,533342,580
Percentage53.5 [2] 46.5

Mayor before election

Akhyar Nasution
Demokrat

Elected Mayor

Bobby Nasution
PDI-P

The 2020 Medan mayoral election was held on 9 December 2020, as part of the 2020 simultaneous local elections in Indonesia. The mayoral election was contested between sitting acting mayor Akhyar Nasution and Bobby Nasution, son-in-law of President Joko Widodo.

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Candidates

Two sets of candidates are running for the election. The previously elected mayor, Dzulmi Eldin, had been arrested on graft charges in October 2019. [3]

Akhyar was formerly a member of PDI-P, but left the party due to PDI-P's decision to nominate Bobby for the mayoral race. Outside of PDI-P and Gerindra, Bobby was also endorsed by PAN, Golkar, Nasdem, PSI, Hanura and PPP, while Akhyar was supported by just Demokrat and PKS. [3]

Campaign

Two rounds of public debates between the candidates were held on 7 and 21 November 2020. [4] [5]

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References

  1. "DPT Pilkada Medan 2020 Ditetapkan Sebanyak 1.601.001 Pemilih". Merdeka (in Indonesian). 16 October 2020. Retrieved 3 December 2020.
  2. "HITUNG SUARA PEMILIHAN WALIKOTA DAN WAKIL WALIKOTA KOTA MEDAN" (in Indonesian). General Elections Commission. Retrieved 17 December 2020.
  3. 1 2 "Pilkada Medan, Panggung Duel Dua Nasution". CNN Indonesia (in Indonesian). 23 September 2020. Retrieved 3 December 2020.
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