The 2024 Central Sulawesi gubernatorial election was held on 27 November 2024 as part of nationwide local elections to elect the governor of Central Sulawesi for a five-year term. The previous election was held in 2020. The election was won by former House of Representatives Member Anwar Hafid of the Democratic Party with 45% of the vote. The runner up, Ahmad Ali of the NasDem Party, received 38%. Incumbent Governor Rusdy Mastura lost re-election, placing third with 16% of the vote.
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. 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.
Candidates
According to electoral regulations, in order to qualify for the election, candidates were required to secure support from a political party or a coalition of parties controlling 11 seats (20 percent of all seats) in the Central Sulawesi Regional House of Representatives (DPRD). As no parties won 11 or more seats in the 2024 legislative election, parties are required to form coalitions to nominate a candidate. 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. Candidates may alternatively demonstrate support to run as an independent in form of photocopies of identity cards, which in Central Sulawesi's case corresponds to 190,120 copies. No independent candidates registered with the General Elections Commission (KPU) prior to the set deadline.
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:
- Rusdy Mastura (Gerindra), incumbent governor.
- Irwan Lapatta (Golkar), regent of Sigi.
- Ahmad Ali (NasDem), member of the House of Representatives, deputy chairman of the Nasdem Party.
- Abdul Karim Aljufri (Gerindra), member of Central Sulawesi DPRD, secretary of Gerindra's Central Sulawesi branch (as running mate).
- Anwar Hafid (Demokrat), member of the House of Representatives, chairman of Demokrat's Central Sulawesi branch.
- Sri Indraningsih Lalusu (PDI-P), member of Central Sulawesi DPRD (as the Golkar candidate's running mate).
Political map
Following the 2024 Indonesian legislative election, twelve political parties are represented in the Central Sulawesi DPRD:
Results
Candidate vote share by district