2024 North Sulawesi gubernatorial election

2024 North Sulawesi gubernatorial election

← 2020 27 November 2024 (2024-11-27)

Candidate Yulius Selvanus Steven Kandouw Elly Engelbert Lasut Party Gerindra PDI-P Demokrat Running mate Victor Mailangkay Alfred Denny Djoike Tuejeh Hanny Jost Pajouw

Governor before election Olly Dondokambey PDI-P Elected Governor TBD

The 2024 North Sulawesi gubernatorial election will be held on 27 November 2024 as part of nationwide local elections to elect the governor of North Sulawesi for a five-year term. The previous election was held in 2020.

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.^[1] 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.^[2]

According to electoral regulations, in order to qualify for the election, candidates are required to secure support from a political party or a coalition of parties controlling 9 seats (20 percent of all seats) in the North Sulawesi Regional House of Representatives (DPRD).^[3] The Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle, with 19 seats, is the only party eligible to nominate a candidate without forming a coalition with other parties.^[4] 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.^[5] Candidates may alternatively demonstrate support to run as an independent in form of photocopies of identity cards, which in North Sulawesi's case corresponds to 196,960 copies.^[6] Elly Engelbert Lasut [id], the regent of Talaud Islands and a Demokrat politician, registered to run as an independent candidate, but failed to submit enough proofs of support.^[7][8]

The incumbent governor, Olly Dondokambey, had served two terms and was therefore ineligible to run in the election.^[9]

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:

• Steven Kandouw [id] (PDI-P), incumbent vice governor.^[3]
• Elly Engelbert Lasut [id] (Demokrat, regent of the Talaud Islands.^[7]
• Alfred Denny Djoike Tuejeh [id], former commander of Kodam XIII/Merdeka which included North Sulawesi.^[10]
• Wanti Waranei Franky Mamahit [id], former commander of Kodam XIII/Merdeka.^[10]
• Carlo Brix Tewu [id], former head of North Sulawesi's regional police.^[3]

Following the 2024 Indonesian legislative election, nine political parties are represented in the North Sulawesi DPRD:^[4]