The 2024 South Sulawesi gubernatorial election was held on 27 November 2024 as part of nationwide local elections to elect the governor of South Sulawesi for a five-year term. The election was won by former Governor Andi Sudirman Sulaiman of the Gerindra Party with 65% of the vote. His sole opponent, Makassar Mayor Mohammad Ramdhan Pomanto of the Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P), received 34%.
Electoral system
The election, like other local elections in 2024, follows 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 17 seats in the South Sulawesi Regional House of Representatives. The NasDem Party, which won 17 seats in the 2024 legislative election, was the only party eligible to nominate a gubernatorial candidate without forming a coalition. 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.
The following are individuals who have declared his/her candidacy for Governor/Vice Governor:
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.
- Mohammad Ramdhan Pomanto (PDI-P), mayor of Makassar.
- Ilham Arief Sirajuddin (Golkar), former mayor of Makassar (2004–2014).
Political map
Following the 2024 Indonesian general election, ten political parties are represented in the South Sulawesi Regional House of Representatives: