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  1. Gubernatorial elections were held in Jakarta as part of the 2017 simultaneous elections on 15 February and 19 April 2017 to elect the governor of Jakarta to a five-year term. Incumbent governor Basuki Tjahaja Purnama , popularly referred to as "Ahok", and his deputy Djarot Saiful Hidayat were running for re-election to a second term.

    • Anies Baswedan
    • 3,240,987
    • Independent
    • Sandiaga Uno
    • Electoral Reform
    • Election Campaigns
    • The 2020 Regional Elections

    Before 2009, Indonesia used a closed-list proportional representation (PR) system. Parties put forward a ranked list of candidates for each multi-member district. Constituents then voted for parties, not individuals. Parties awarded any seats they won to their candidates according to their ranking, beginning at the top of their list. In the 2009 el...

    To understand the impact of this rule change on campaigns, I studied hundreds of election newspaper reports published from 1997 to 2004, and compared them with reports from 2009 to 2014. These reports were drawn from Waspada, a prominent regional newspaper that serves the diverse province of North Sumatra. Each report was coded for references to th...

    Although my study focused on Indonesia’s legislative elections, there is a strong parallel between the findings in legislative elections since 2009 and regional head elections, which are even more candidate-centric. In the regional head elections, engaging with local ethnic, religious, and community groups through small events, endorsements, and ap...

    • Colm Fox
  2. Jakarta’s 2017 Gubernatorial Election is Indonesia’s most discussed political event so far. Marked by tacit competition between oligarchs and the mobilisation of religion-related issues to capture votes, the victory of Anies Baswedan to unseat Ahok as governor has raised questions about the prospects in the 2019 presidential election. Commentary.

    • Emirza Adi Syailendra
    • 2017
  3. Given that Jakarta serves as Indonesia’s sociopolitical barometer, it is imperative to explore what the gubernatorial election can tell us about the challenges faced by Indonesia in order to become a pluralistic democracy. The 2017 candidates (left to right): Incumbent Basuki Tjahaja Purnama (Ahok), Agus Yudhoyono, and the eventual winner,

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    • Why did Indonesia win a gubernatorial election in 2017?3
    • Why did Indonesia win a gubernatorial election in 2017?4
  4. Feb 16, 2017 · JAKARTA, Indonesia — This week’s bitterly contested election for governor of Jakarta — pitting a Christian incumbent charged with blaspheming Islam against two rivals who emphasized their...

  5. Apr 20, 2017 · The Indonesian capital's sitting Christian governor, Basuki Tjahaja Purnama, has conceded defeat in an election seen as a test for pluralism in the world's largest Muslim...

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  7. Compared with 2012, the Jakarta Gubernatorial Elections in 2017 carry greater significance on the Indonesian national stage than ever before. One dimension is politics and plurality. Commentary AS THE Indonesian capital Jakarta swings into its gubernatorial elections set for

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