A number of incumbents in the North Sumatra regional elections are losing to challengers who have strong support from many political parties, quick counts have shown.
Medan acting mayor Akhyar Nasution has made fewer gains than Bobby Nasution, President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo’s son-in-law, according to various pollsters.
Akhyar and running mate Salman Alfarisi were backed by the Prosperous Justice Party (PKS) and the Democratic Party, while challenger Bobby and running mate Aulia Rachman were vouched for by eight political parties: the Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P), the National Mandate Party (PAN), the Golkar Party, the Gerindra Party, the Indonesia Solidarity Party (PSI), the United Development Party (PPP), the Hanura Party and the NasDem Party.
The quick counts of at least two pollsters project promising early gains for Gibran Rakabuming Raka Bobby Nasution, respectively the President’s eldest son and son-in-law, in yesterday’s 2020 regional elections.
The latest polls indicate that Gibran has secured more than 80 percent of the vote in the Surakarta mayoral election in Central Java.
The Charta Politika quick count, which has finished counting 100 percent of the samples from polling stations, shows that Gibran and his running mate Teguh Prakosa are leading with 87.15 percent of the vote, while rival pair Bagyo Wahyono and Supardjo FX is tailing with just 12.85 percent. A separate quick count by the Voxpol Center also shows that the polls are favoring Gibran-Teguh with 86.65 percent of the vote, and just 13.34 percent for just Bagyo-Supardjo.