2020 Medan mayoral election
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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.
Candidates
[edit]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]
- Bobby Nasution (PDI-P), property businessman and son-in-law of president Joko Widodo, with city councillor Aulia Rachman (Gerindra) as running mate,
- Akhyar Nasution (Demokrat), acting mayor of Medan and formerly elected as deputy mayor, with provincial legislator Salman Alfarisi (PKS) as running mate.
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
[edit]Two rounds of public debates between the candidates were held on 7 and 21 November 2020.[4][5]
References
[edit]- ^ "DPT Pilkada Medan 2020 Ditetapkan Sebanyak 1.601.001 Pemilih". Merdeka (in Indonesian). 16 October 2020. Retrieved 3 December 2020.
- ^ "HITUNG SUARA PEMILIHAN WALIKOTA DAN WAKIL WALIKOTA KOTA MEDAN" (in Indonesian). General Elections Commission. Retrieved 17 December 2020.
- ^ a b "Pilkada Medan, Panggung Duel Dua Nasution". CNN Indonesia (in Indonesian). 23 September 2020. Retrieved 3 December 2020.
- ^ "Debat Kedua Pilkada Medan, Akhyar Skakmat Bobby Soal Anggaran Rp 30 Triliun". Suara.com (in Indonesian). 21 November 2020. Retrieved 3 December 2020.
- ^ "Pilkada Medan: Debat Publik Perdana, Akhyar Trending, Bobby Santai..." KOMPAS.com (in Indonesian). 7 November 2020. Retrieved 3 December 2020.