The 2020 West Sumatra gubernatorial election was held on 9 December 2020 in

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, Indonesia, as part of the simultaneous local elections. This election was held by the West Sumatra Regional

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(KPU), to elect the Governor of West Sumatra along with his deputy to a 2021–2024 mandate. The incumbent Governor Irwan Prayitno was ineligible to run for a third term as he has already served two terms after winning the election in

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and being re-elected in

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. The elected governor and deputy governor were inaugurated on 25 February 2021 by President

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Seats at the DPRD

There are 9 political parties that gained seats at the West Sumatra Regional People's Representative Council (DPRD) in the 2019 legislative election.

Candidates

Poster Pasangan Calon Gubernur dan Wakil Gubernur Sumatera Barat Tahun 2020

Debates

There were two gubernatorial debates, both of which were attended by the four candidates for governor and deputy governor.

Controversy

On 2 September 2020, while submitting a letter of recommendation to the candidate pair of Mulyadi–Ali Mukhni from her party, in support of them, the Chairwoman of the Central Board of the

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(PDIP),

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, made a remark that offended West Sumatra public at large, as she hopes that West Sumatra "could become a province that does support a Pancasila state". Another controversial statement was also made by the General Chairwoman of the PDIP,

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, who questioned West Sumatra people in general who disliked her party. Because of such controversial statements that deemed offending West Sumatra citizens, Mulyadi–Ali Mukhni eventually returned the letter of recommendation from the party, leaving the PDIP not participating in this election. On 5 December 2020, Mulyadi was named suspect by the Criminal Investigation Agency for allegedly violating campaigning rules. However, the case was stopped on 13 December 2020, and he was acquitted from all charges since.

Opinion polls

Results

Summary

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West Sumatra Regional General Elections Commission

Details

References

External links

West Sumatra Province Regional Government

West Sumatra Regional General Elections Commission
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