2024 South Sulawesi gubernatorial election

2024 South Sulawesi gubernatorial election

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Candidate Sudirman Sulaiman Danny Pomanto Party Gerindra PDI-P Running mate Fatmawati Rusdi Azhar Arsyad

Governor before election Zudan Arif Fakrulloh (Acting) Independent Elected Governor TBD

The 2024 South Sulawesi gubernatorial election will be held on 27 November 2024 as part of nationwide local elections to elect the governor of South Sulawesi for a five-year term.

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 17 seats in the South Sulawesi Regional House of Representatives. The Nasdem Party, which won 17 seats in the 2024 legislative election, is the only party eligible to nominate a gubernatorial candidate without forming a coalition. ^[3] Candidates may alternatively demonstrate support in form of photocopies of identity cards, which in South Sulawesi's case corresponds to 500,294 copies. No candidates registered as an independent until the deadline had passed. ^[4]

The following are individuals who have declared his/her candidacy for Governor/Vice Governor:

1
Candidate from PDIP and PKB
Danny Pomanto	Azhar Arsyad
for Governor	for Vice Governor
Mayor of Makassar (2014–2019; 2021–present)	Member of DPRD South Sulawesi (2019–2024)
Parties
22 / 85 (26%) PPP (8 seats) PKB (8 seats) PDIP (6 seats)

2
Candidate from Gerindra and Nasdem
Sudirman Sulaiman	Fatmawati Rusdi
for Governor	for Vice Governor
Governor of South Sulawesi (2022–2023)	Vice Mayor of Makassar (2021–2023)
Parties
63 / 85 (74%) Nasdem (17 seats) Golkar (14 seats) Gerindra (13 seats) Demokrat (7 seats) PKS (7 seats) PAN (4 seats) Hanura (1 seat)

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 press:

• Andi Sudirman Sulaiman, incumbent governor. ^[5]
• Mohammad Ramdhan Pomanto (PDI-P), mayor of Makassar. ^[5]
• Ilham Arief Sirajuddin (Golkar), former mayor of Makassar (2004–2014). ^[6]

Political map

Following the 2024 Indonesian general election, ten political parties are represented in the South Sulawesi Regional House of Representatives: ^[7]

Political parties		Seat count
	Nasdem Party	17 / 85
	Party of Functional Groups (Golkar)	14 / 85
	Great Indonesia Movement Party (Gerindra)	13 / 85
	National Awakening Party (PKB)	8 / 85
	United Development Party (PPP)	8 / 85
	Prosperous Justice Party (PKS)	7 / 85
	Democratic Party (Demokrat)	7 / 85
	Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P)	6 / 85
	National Mandate Party (PAN)	4 / 85
	People's Conscience Party (Hanura)	1 / 85

References

1. "Pilkada Hanya Satu Putaran". kedaikopi.co (in Indonesian). 22 July 2020. Retrieved 20 May 2024.
2. Mardika, Nando Yussele (5 November 2020). "Jika Kotak Kosong Menang, Pilkada Akan Diulang?". hukumonline.com (in Indonesian). Retrieved 16 April 2024.
3. Alief, Muh (24 April 2024). "NasDem Belum Tentukan Jagoan Meski Bisa Mengusung Pasangan Calon di Pilgub Sulsel 2024". Rakyat Sulsel (in Indonesian). Retrieved 18 May 2024.
4. "KPU: Pilgub Sulsel Dipastikan Tidak Ada Jalur Perseorangan". medcom.id (in Indonesian). 13 May 2024. Retrieved 18 May 2024.
5. Syahidallah, Ahmad Nurfajri (12 May 2024). "Danny Siap Head to Head ASS di Pilgub Sulsel, Tapi Tetap Teman Berdemokrasi". detiksulsel (in Indonesian). Retrieved 18 May 2024.
6. "Ilham Arief Sirajuddin: Satu Setengah Tahun Ini, Saya Sudah Keliling Sulsel Dua Kali Putaran Lebih". Fajar (in Indonesian). 20 November 2023. Retrieved 18 May 2024.
7. Alim, Sahrul (12 March 2024). "Daftar 85 Caleg DPRD Sulawesi Selatan 2024 Terpilih, NasDem 'Panen' 17 Kursi". detiksulsel (in Indonesian). Retrieved 18 May 2024.