Bali gubernatorial election, 2018

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Bali gubernatorial election, 2018

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Turnout 71.1% [1]

  I-Wayan-koster.jpg Denpasar Mayor, I.B. Rai Dharmawijaya M.jpg
NomineeI Wayan Koster Ida Bagus Rai Dharmawijaya Mantra
Party PDI-P Golkar
Running mateTjokorda Oka Artha Ardhana SukawatiI Ketut Sudikerta
Popular vote1,213,075889,930
Percentage57.6842.32
Governor before election

I Made Mangku Pastika
Demokrat

Elected Governor

I Wayan Koster
PDI-P

The 2018 Bali gubernatorial election took place on 27 June 2018 as part of the simultaneous local elections. It was held to elect the governor of Bali alongside with their deputy, whilst members of the provincial council (Dewan Perwakilan Rakyat Daerah) will be re-elected in 2019.

Bali Province in Indonesia

Bali is a province of Indonesia and the westernmost of the Lesser Sunda Islands. Located east of Java and west of Lombok, the province includes the island of Bali and a few smaller neighbouring islands, notably Nusa Penida, Nusa Lembongan, and Nusa Ceningan. The provincial capital, Denpasar, is the most populous city in the Lesser Sunda Islands and the second largest, after Makassar, in Eastern Indonesia. Bali is the only Hindu-majority province in Indonesia, with 83.5% of the population adhering to Balinese Hinduism.

Contents

Incumbent I Made Mangku Pastika was barred from participating in the re-elections after having served two full terms. Contesting the election were Denpasar mayor Ida Bagus Rai Dharmawijaya Mantra and People's Representative Council member I Wayan Koster.

I Made Mangku Pastika Indonesian politician

I Made Mangku Pastika AO is an Indonesian politician and retired National Police commissioner general who was the 9th Governor of Bali. Pastika was formerly the Chief of Bali Provincial Police and Chairman of Indonesia's National Narcotics Agency. He served as chief investigator in the 2002 and 2005 Bali bombings.

Denpasar City in Lesser Sunda Islands, Indonesia

Denpasar is the capital of Bali and the main gateway to the island. The city is also a hub for other cities in the Lesser Sunda Islands.

Peoples Representative Council Elected body in Indonesia

The People's Representative Council, alternatively translatable as the House of Representatives or as the House of People's Representatives, is one of two elected national legislative assemblies in Indonesia.

Timeline

Registration for party-backed candidates were opened between 8 and 10 January 2018, while independent candidates were required to register between 22 to 26 November 2017. [2] The numerical order of the candidates were determined on 13 February through a lottery. [3] The campaigning period would commence between 15 February and 24 June, with a three-day election silence before voting on 27 June. [4]

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Up until the registration deadline, no independent candidates registered to contest the election. [5] On 23 April, the regional KPU declared that there will be 2,982,201 eligible voters across the province. [6]

Candidates

# [3] CandidateMost recent positionRunning mateParties [7]
1I Wayan KosterMember of People's Representative Council
(2014–now)		Tjokorda Oka Artha Ardhana Sukawati PDI-P
PKB
Hanura
PAN
PKPI
Total: 27 seats [8]
2 Ida Bagus Rai Dharmawijaya Mantra Mayor of Denpasar
(2008–now)		I Ketut Sudikerta Golkar
Demokrat
Gerindra
Nasdem
Total: 28 seats

PDI-P chairman Megawati Soekarnoputri announced third-term People's Representative Council member I Wayan Koster as the party's candidate for the elections on 11 November 2017. He was part of the 10th commission, which covers education, sports, tourism and creative economy. [9] In the same announcement, former regent of Gianyar Tjokorda Oka Artha Ardana Sukawati (Cok Ace) was endorsed by PDI-P as his running mate. [10] Soon afterwards, the National Mandate Party endorsed him as well. Other parties supporting him are the National Mandate Party, Hanura, and the Indonesian Justice and Unity Party. [8]

Gianyar Regency Regency in Bali, Indonesia

Gianyar is a regency (kabupaten) in the Indonesian province and island of Bali, Indonesia. It has an area of 368 km2 and population of 470,380, making it the second most densely populated district in Bali. Its regency seat is Gianyar. The civil registry survey of April 2011 listed 480,447 people, of which 469,929 were classified as Hindu.

National Mandate Party political party in Indonesia

The National Mandate Party, frequently abbreviated to PAN, is an Islam-based political party in Indonesia.

The Indonesian Justice and Unity Party is a political party in Indonesia.

Ida Bagus Rai Dharmawijaya Mantra (Rai Mantra) initially attempted to register at PDI-P which had supported him in the 2015 Denpasar mayoral elections. [11] However, Golkar, whose cadre I Ketut Sudikerta was already the sitting vice-governor, decided to place its support behind the mayor attaching Sudikerta as his running mate after Nasdem and Gerindra endorsed Rai Mantra. [12] The Democratic Party also endorsed him. [13]

Golkar political party in Indonesia

The Golkar Party or Party of Functional Groups is a political party in Indonesia. It was founded as Sekber Golkar in 1964, and participated for the first time in 1971 as Golkar. At this point, Golkar was not a political party. In 1999, forced by the new election law, the groups reformed itself as a political party.

Democratic Party (Indonesia) political party in Indonesia

The Democratic Party is a centre-right political party in Indonesia. It was founded on 9 September 2001. Its ideology is based on the Indonesian concept of Pancasila, and identifies as centrist.

Issues

I Wayan Koster stated that he would like to see a reform on Indonesia's family planning program which recommends two children per family, saying that it defied Balinese traditions which ideally has four children. [14] Rai Mantra stated that if elected, he would consistently oppose the reclamation program in Benoa Bay. [15]

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References

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  3. 1 2 Saut, Prins David (13 February 2018). "Pilgub Bali, Wayan Koster-Tjokorda Dapat Nomor Urut 1". Detik (in Indonesian). Retrieved 25 April 2018.
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