The quick count results of the Jakarta gubernatorial election show a defeat for the candidate pair number 01, Ridwan Kamil-Suswono (RK-Suswono). They lagged behind the candidate pair number 03, Pramono Anung-Rano Karno. (Pram-Doel).
Political observer Ari Junaedi revealed several factors behind the failure of RK-Suswono, namely the sluggish party machinery. Ari noted that the supporting party machinery for RK-Suswono did not operate optimally.
Then there were campaign blunders where RK-Suswono often made mistakes in delivering campaign issues. For example, the controversial statement about widows made by Suswono and RK in a joking manner offended many people, especially single parents.
Meanwhile, support from Joko Widodo (Jokowi) and Prabowo Subianto also did not have a significant impact on their votes in Jakarta. Voters in Jakarta are considered more realistic in choosing their leader.
“The endorsement of figures for RK-Suswono did not become a decisive factor in the Jakarta gubernatorial election, because voters in Jakarta are very realistic,” added Ari.
Ridwan Kamil-Suswono’s Campaign Team Reveals Internal Real Count Results, Declares Jakarta Gubernatorial Election to be in 2 Rounds
The Chairman of the Jakarta Gubernatorial and Deputy Gubernatorial Candidate number 1 Ridwan Kamil-Suswono (RIDO) Ahmad Riza Patria, or Ariza, announced the internal real count results of the 2024 Jakarta Gubernatorial Election. The result is that the 2024 regional election is said to have to go through two rounds.
According to Ariza, based on the real count results conducted by the data team of candidate pair number 1, there were 4,353,683 total votes cast in the Jakarta 2024 Pilkada. Referring to this data, no candidate pair received more than 50 percent of the votes, which is the requirement to win in one round.
“Therefore, we hereby convey the results of the data input we received, stating that the 2024 Simultaneous Regional Elections in DKI Jakarta will take place in two rounds,” said Ariza at the DPD Partai Golkar DKI, Central Jakarta, Thursday (28/11/2024).
The Chairman of the Regional Leadership Council (DPD) of the Gerindra Party DKI Jakarta detailed that out of the total votes received, which amounted to 4,353,683 votes, the candidate pair number 1 Ridwan Kamil-Suswono obtained 40.17 percent of the votes with a total of 1,748,714 votes.
Meanwhile, the gubernatorial and vice gubernatorial candidates number 2, Dharma Pongrekun-Kun Wardana, received 10.55 percent of the votes with a total of 459,475 votes. Then, the candidates number 2, Pramono Anung-Rano Karno, received 49.28 percent of the votes with a total of 2,145,494 votes.
“The data entry has reached 99.9 percent,” said Ariza.
Ariza stated that this internal real count is the result of the C1 data or documents received by his party and input independently by the Ridwan Kamil-Suswono data team.
Official Vote Counting for the Regional Election is Done in Stages
Chairman of the Indonesian General Election Commission (KPU) Mochammad Afifuddin appreciated the smooth conduct of the 2024 simultaneous regional elections.
However, he asked the public to be patient and wait for the official final results from the KPU of each region through a tiered counting process.
“The official results of this Pilkada process are the post-voting recapitulation, the counting of which is done in stages as we all know, in accordance with the mandate of the law,” said Afif during a press conference at the KPU RI office, Jalan Imam Bonjol, Central Jakarta, Wednesday (27/11/2024).
He explained that after today’s voting, the next process is the counting of the voting results at each polling station (TPS). The results will then be submitted to the TPS Voting Committee and the Sub-District Election Committee. (PPK).
“So on November 28-30, 2014, this will be submitted to the PPK,” explained Afif.
He emphasized that there will be a recapitulation at the sub-district level by the PPK, which will take place from November 28 to December 3, 2024.
Afif promised that the KPU RI will continue to provide the latest updates in line with the ongoing stages in the regions.
“The KPU RI has instructed all ranks in cities and regencies to provide the same updates. So, in stages, after the recapitulation at the sub-district level, we will also conduct a vote recapitulation at the regency level scheduled from November 29 to December 6, 2024, which includes the determination of election results at the regency-city level,” he explained.
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