2024 East Nusa Tenggara gubernatorial election

2024 East Nusa Tenggara gubernatorial election

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Governor before election Ayodhia Kalake (Acting) Independent Elected Governor TBD

The 2024 East Nusa Tenggara gubernatorial election will be held on 27 November 2024 as part of nationwide local elections to elect the governor of East Nusa Tenggara for a five-year term. The previous election was held in 2018.

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, in order to qualify for the election, candidates are required to secure support from a political party or a coalition of parties controlling 13 seats (20 percent of all seats) in the East Nusa Tenggara Regional House of Representatives (DPRD). ^[3] As no parties won 13 or more seats in the 2024 legislative election, coalitions must be formed in order to nominate a candidate. ^[4] However, following a Constitutional Court of Indonesia decision in August 2024, the political support required to nominate a candidate was lowered to between 6.5 and 10 percent of the popular vote. ^[5] Candidates may alternatively demonstrate support to run as an independent in form of photocopies of identity cards, which in East Nusa Tenggara's case corresponds to 340,721 copies. ^[6] No independent candidates registered with the General Elections Commission (KPU) by the set deadline. ^[7]

The previous governor, Viktor Laiskodat, is eligible to contest the election, but had publicly stated that he will not be seeking reelection. ^[8]

Potential

The following are individuals who have either been publicly mentioned as a potential candidate by a political party in the DPRD, publicly declared their candidacy with press coverage, or considered as a potential candidate by media outlets:

• Emilia Julia Nomleni  [ id ] (PDI-P), speaker of the East Nusa Tenggara DPRD and chairman of PDI-P's East Nusa Tenggara branch. ^[9]
• Johny Asadoma (Gerindra), former chief of the East Nusa Tenggara provincial police department. ^[10]
• Fransiskus Roberto Diogo  [ id ], former regent of Sikka (2018–2023). ^[11]
• Emanuel Melkiades Laka Lena  [ id ] (Golkar), member of the House of Representatives, chairman of Golkar's East Nusa Tenggara branch. ^[12]
• Simon Petrus Kamlasi  [ id ], Indonesian army general, former chief of staff of the East Nusa Tenggara military area. ^[13]

Declined

The following are individuals who have either been publicly mentioned as a candidate or considered so by media outlets, but publicly announced to not run for this election:

• Viktor Laiskodat (NasDem), incumbent governor of East Nusa Tenggara. ^[9]

Political map

Following the 2024 Indonesian legislative election, eleven political parties are represented in the East Nusa Tenggara DPRD: ^[4]

Political parties		Seat count
	Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P)	9 / 65
	Party of Functional Groups (Golkar)	9 / 65
	Great Indonesia Movement Party (Gerindra)	9 / 65
	Nasdem Party	8 / 65
	National Awakening Party (PKB)	7 / 65
	Democratic Party (Demokrat)	7 / 65
	Indonesian Solidarity Party (PSI)	6 / 65
	National Mandate Party (PAN)	4 / 65
	People's Conscience Party (Hanura)	4 / 65
	Prosperous Justice Party (PKS)	1 / 65
	Perindo Party	1 / 65

References

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2. Mardika, Nando Yussele (5 November 2020). "Jika Kotak Kosong Menang, Pilkada Akan Diulang?". hukumonline.com (in Indonesian). Retrieved 16 April 2024.
3. "KPU Mulai Tetapkan Kursi DPRD, Parpol Sudah Bisa Berhitung Soal Pencalonan di Pilkada". KOMPAS.com (in Indonesian). 2 May 2024. Retrieved 19 May 2024.
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5. Wibawana, Widhia Arum (26 August 2024). "PKPU Nomor 10 Tahun 2024: Isi Pasal Perubahan dan Link Unduh". detiknews (in Indonesian). Retrieved 26 August 2024.
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9. Selly, Simon (26 April 2024). "Pilgub NTT 2024: Emi Nomleni Daftar ke PAN". detikbali (in Indonesian). Retrieved 20 May 2024.
10. Bria, Yufengki (17 April 2024). "Pilgub NTT 2024: Johni Asadoma Mendaftar ke Gerindra". detikbali (in Indonesian). Retrieved 20 May 2024.
11. "Mantan Bupati Sikka Fransiskus Roberto Diogo Maju Lagi dalam Pilkada 2024". KOMPAS.com (in Indonesian). 16 April 2024. Retrieved 20 May 2024.
12. "Melki Laka Lena : Saya Daftar di Demokrat Karena Didorong Kaka Benny Harman". Seputar NTT (in Indonesian). 19 May 2024. Retrieved 20 May 2024.
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