2005 Surakarta mayoral election

The 2005 Surakarta mayoral election took place on 27 June 2005, as the first direct mayoral election for the city. Four pairs of candidates for Surakarta's mayor and deputy mayor participated in the election. The election was won by Joko Widodo, who would later become President of Indonesia.

2005 Surakarta mayoral election
27 June 2005
Turnout72.3%[1]
 
Nominee Joko Widodo Achmad Purnomo
Party PDI-P PAN
Running mate F. X. Hadi Rudyatmo Istar Yuliadi
Popular vote 99,747 79,213
Percentage 36.62 29.08
Mayor before election

Slamet Suryanto
PDI-P

 Elected Mayor

Joko Widodo
PDI-P

Background

Starting in 2005, as part of a decentralization process, Indonesia implemented a direct election system for local leaders (i.e. mayors, regents, and governors), replacing the previous system of election by vote within local legislatures.[2] The first of such elections, initially scheduled for January 2005, were delayed to June 2005 in order to allow for preparations.[3]

Candidates

There were four pairs of candidates for the election, including former mayor Slamet Suryanto. Suryanto, who was the chairman of PDI-P's local office, had been sanctioned by his party for running instead through a coalition of small parties, as the party had instead nominated Joko Widodo,[4] who at the time was chairman of the city's furniture-makers association.[5] Aside from the two, there was also the Achmad Purnomo-Istar Yuliadi ticket, endorsed by the National Mandate Party, and the Hardono-Dipokusomo ticket, endorsed by a coalition of Golkar, the Democratic Party, and the Prosperous Justice Party. Additionally, the National Awakening Party also endorsed Widodo.[1]

Results
CandidateVotesPercentage
Joko Widodo99,74736.62
Achmad Purnomo79,21329.08
Hardono78,98929
Slamet Suryanto14,4145.29

The election was held in 1,385 polling stations across the city.[1]

References
  1. "Hasil Akhir, Jago PDIP Unggul Pilkada di Solo dan Sukoharjo". detikNews (in Indonesian). 28 June 2005. Retrieved 2 November 2019.
  2. Bland, Ben (10 September 2014). "Indonesia moves to abolish direct elections for local governors". Financial Times. Retrieved 2 November 2019.
  3. "Pilkada Langsung akan Digelar Mulai Juni 2005". detikNews (in Indonesian). 25 August 2004. Retrieved 2 November 2019.
  4. "Selingkuh ke Partai Lain, PDIP Ancam Eks Walikota Solo". detikNews (in Indonesian). 25 June 2005. Retrieved 2 November 2019.
  5. "Kisah Awal Jokowi Terjun ke Dunia Politik". detikNews (in Indonesian). 23 July 2014. Retrieved 2 November 2019.
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