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The 2024 Papua gubernatorial election will be held on 27 November 2024 as part of nationwide local elections to elect the governor of Papua province for a five-year term. The previous election was held in 2018.
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 Papua House of Representatives (DPRP). [3] With 10 seats from the 2024 legislative election, Golkar is the only party eligible to nominate a candidate without forming a coalition with other parties. [4] Candidates may alternatively demonstrate support to run as an independent in form of photocopies of identity cards, which in Papua's case corresponds to 72,784 copies. [5] One candidate, Agustinus Donald Ohee, registered to run as an independent, but failed to provide sufficient proofs of support by the set deadline. [6]
The previously elected governor, Lukas Enembe, had been elected to office twice, was arrested by the Corruption Eradication Commission during his second term, and died in December 2023. [7]
The following are individuals who have either been publicly mentioned as a potential candidate by a political party in the DPRP, publicly declared their candidacy with press coverage, or considered as a potential candidate by media outlets:
Following the 2024 Indonesian legislative election, eleven political parties are represented in the DPRP: [5]
Political parties | Seat count | ||
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Party of Functional Groups (Golkar) | 10 / 45 | ||
Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P) | 7 / 45 | ||
Nasdem Party | 7 / 45 | ||
National Awakening Party (PKB) | 3 / 45 | ||
National Mandate Party (PAN) | 3 / 45 | ||
Prosperous Justice Party (PKS) | 3 / 45 | ||
Democratic Party (Demokrat) | 3 / 45 | ||
Great Indonesia Movement Party (Gerindra) | 3 / 45 | ||
Perindo Party | 3 / 45 | ||
Indonesian Solidarity Party (PSI) | 2 / 45 | ||
United Development Party (PPP) | 1 / 45 |