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2020 Jambi Gubernatorial Election
The 2020 Jambi gubernatorial election was held on 9 December 2020 to elect the governor and vice-governor of Jambi. They were held as a part of the 2020 local elections across Indonesia. The incumbent, , had taken office following the removal of Governor over corruption and was running for re-election. The regent of Merangin Regency, Al Haris, of the National Mandate Party won the most votes. However, the regent of Sarolangun Regency, , challenged the results to the Constitutional Court, resulting in a re-vote in 88 polling stations. Following the re-vote, the General Elections Commission declared Al Haris as the winner. Results References {{2020 Indonesian local elections Jambi Jambi is a province of Indonesia. It is located on the east coast of central Sumatra Sumatra () is one of the Sunda Islands of western Indonesia. It is the largest island that is fully within Indonesian territory, as well as the list of i ... Jambi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Al Haris
Al Haris (born 23 November 1973) is an Indonesian politician and bureaucrat who has served as the governor of Jambi since 2021. Before becoming governor, he was elected twice as regent of Merangin Regency, serving between 2013 and 2021. He was a civil servant in Jambi for over 20 years before entering politics. Early life Al Haris was born in Sekancing village of Merangin Regency in Jambi on 23 November 1973. His father was a farmer. After completing middle school in his home village, he enrolled at a high school in the regency capital of . He worked odd jobs during school, including selling newspapers and being a shopkeeper. Career After completing high school, Haris initially continued to work at various jobs including at a jellyfish processing factory and selling martabak. He was accepted as an employee of Radio Republik Indonesia at Jambi City in 1992. In 1993, he enrolled at the local management academy, graduating in 1998. He was promoted into the provincial government in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2020 Indonesian Local Elections
Local elections (, ) were held in Indonesia on 9 December 2020. Voters elected nine governors, 224 regents, and 37 mayors across the country. All the elections were held on the same day, and over 100 million people were expected to be eligible to vote. Background Simultaneous local elections (''Pilkada Serentak'') were first held in Indonesia in 2015. The leadup to the 2020 elections saw several regulations being issued by the General Elections Commission (KPU) barring certain candidates from running, from adulterers to politicians who had been charged with corruption. The decision that the simultaneous local elections throughout Indonesia would be held amid the COVID-19 pandemic stirred some controversy in the Indonesian public. Schedule KPU released a schedule for the election in June 2019. Registration for the candidates would be held between 28 and 30 April 2020, with a campaign period lasting between June and September. The voting itself was initially planned for 23 Septe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Golkar
The Party of Functional Groups (), often known by its abbreviation Golkar, is a Centre politics, centre to Centre-right politics, centre-right big tent secular nationalist political parties in Indonesia, political party in Indonesia. Founded in 1964 as the Joint Secretariat of Functional Groups (, Sekber Golkar), it is the oldest extant political party in Indonesia. It first participated in national elections in 1971 Indonesian legislative election, 1971 as Functional Groups. Since 2009 Indonesian legislative election, 2009, it has been the second-largest party in the House of Representatives (Indonesia), House of Representatives (DPR), having won 102 seats in the 2024 Indonesian general election, latest election. Golkar was the dominant-party system, ruling political group during the New Order (Indonesia), New Order government of Suharto from 1971 to 1999, when it was required to become a political party in order to contest elections. In the 1999 Indonesian legislative election, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Antara (news Agency)
Antara is an Indonesian news agency organized as a statutory corporation. It is the country's national news agency, supplying news reports to many domestic media organizations. It is the only organization authorized to distribute news materials created by foreign news agencies. The news agency was founded in 1937, when the country was still Dutch East Indies, a colony in the Dutch Empire, by independence activists dissatisfied with the lack of local coverage by the Dutch-owned Aneta (news agency), Aneta news agency. Antara's operation was absorbed into the Dōmei Tsushin news network following Dutch East Indies campaign, invasion by the Japanese in 1942. Its staff played a key role in the broadcast of Indonesia's Proclamation of Indonesian Independence, proclamation of independence and assumed control of the Dōmei facilities in the region at the end of the war. The agency remained under private management until it was placed under the control of the presidency in the 1960s when ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
General Elections Commission
The General Elections Commission (, abbreviated as KPU) is the body that organises elections in Indonesia. Its responsibilities include deciding which parties can contest elections, organising the voting and announcing the results and seats won in the various branches of the government. History Following the Fall of Suharto, fall of President Suharto and the end of Indonesia's authoritarian New Order (Indonesia), New Order, as a result of public pressure, B. J. Habibie, President Habibie brought forward the general elections planned for 2002 to 1999. On 1 February the People's Representative Council passed Law No. 3/1999 on the General Election, which mandated the establishment of a "free and independent General Elections Commission comprising members of political parties and the government" to oversee the elections. The commission was then established with 53 members and former home affairs minister Rudini as chair. As a result of further public pressure, the government appoin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Constitutional Court Of Indonesia
The Constitutional Court of the Republic of Indonesia () is one of the apex courts in Indonesia along with the Indonesian Supreme Court. Its primary role is reviewing the constitutionality of Acts (''undang-undang''). It also has other functions, including resolving disputes over the powers of state institutions, settling disputes over the results of general elections, deciding on the dissolution of political parties, and supervising impeachment. The last two functions have never been exercised by the Court. The Indonesian Constitutional Court was established as a consequence of the third amendment to the Constitution of Indonesia, ratified by the People's Consultative Assembly on 9 November 2001. Between the adoption of the third Constitutional amendment and the establishment of the Constitutional Court, the duties of the Constitutional Court were carried out by the Indonesian Supreme Court.Denny Indrayana (2008), pp. 241, 266 The Court is the seat of the Permanent Secretar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sarolangun Regency
Sarolangun Regency is a regency of Jambi Province, Indonesia. It is located on the island of Sumatra. It was created on 4 October 1999 by the division of the former Sarolangun Bangko Regency into a new Merangin Regency and this Sarolangun Regency. The regency has an area of 5,935.89 km2 and had a population of 246,245 at the 2010 censusBiro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011. and 290,047 at the 2020 census;Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021. the official estimate as at mid 2024 was 306,514 (comprising 156,066 males and 150,448 females).Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 28 February 2025, ''Kabupaten Sarolangun Dalam Angka 2025'' (Katalog-BPS 1102001.1503) The administrative centre is at the town of Sarolangun. Administrative districts At the 2020 Census, Sarolangun Regency comprised ten districts (), but in 2022 a new Mandiangin Timur (East Mandiangin) District was created from the eastern part of Mandiangin District. The eleven districts are tabulated below with their areas and t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Merangin Regency
Merangin Regency is a Regencies of Indonesia, regency (''kabupaten'') of Jambi Province on the island of Sumatra, Indonesia. It was created on 4 October 1999 by the division of the former Sarolangun Bangko Regency into a new Sarolangun Regency in the east and this Merangin Regency in the west. The regency covers an area of 7,679.0 km2, and had a population of 333,206 at the 2010 censusBiro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011. and 354,052 at the 2020 census;Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021. the official estimate as at mid 2024 was 373,409 - comprising 189,365 males and 184,044 females.Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 28 February 2025, ''Kabupaten Merangin Dalam Angka 2025'' (Katalog-BPS 1102001.1502) The administrative capital is the town of Bangko. Borders Geographically, Merangin Regency lies between 101032’39” – 102038’35” east longitude, and 1039’23” – 2046’9” south longitude. Merangin borders on Bungo Regency on the north side, Tebo Regency to the northeast, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Detik
Detikcom (stylized in all-lowercase) is an Indonesian digital media company owned by Trans Media, a business unit of CT Corp. Detikcom is an online news portal and publishes breaking news. The portal is consistently ranked among Indonesia's 10 most-visited websites and is among the top 250 in the world. It receives approximately 180 million visits per day. A 2021 Reuters Institute survey ranked Detikcom as the most widely used online news source in Indonesia out of 16 top outlets. History Detikcom has its roots in ''DeTIK'', which was Indonesia's top-selling and most critical political tabloid in the early 1990s. ''DeTIK'' was effectively banned on 21 June 1994, when Information Minister Harmoko withdrew its publication license together with ''Tempo'' and ''Editor'' magazine. DeTIK had upset the repressive regime of long-serving president Suharto by publishing interviews with senior military officers who were critical of civilian politicians. The tabloid had also dared to spec ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jambi
Jambi is a province of Indonesia. It is located on the east coast of central Sumatra Sumatra () is one of the Sunda Islands of western Indonesia. It is the largest island that is fully within Indonesian territory, as well as the list of islands by area, sixth-largest island in the world at 482,286.55 km2 (182,812 mi. ... and stretches to the Barisan Mountains in the west. Its capital and largest city is also called Jambi. It is bordered by the provinces of Riau to the north, West Sumatra to the west, Bengkulu to the southwest, South Sumatra to the south, and shares a maritime border with the Riau Islands to the east and the Pacific Ocean to the east. The province has a land area of 49,026.58 km2, and a sea area of 3,274.95 km2. Its area is comparable to the European country of Slovakia. It had a population of 3,092,265 according to the 2010 censusBiro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011. and 3,548,228 according to the 2020 census;Badan Pusat Statistik, Jaka ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Abdullah Sani
Abdullah Sani (born 8 September 1956) is an Indonesian politician who was elected to serve as Vice Governor of Jambi for the 2025-2030 period, together with Al Haris as Governor. Sani also served as Deputy Governor of Jambi for the 2021–2024 period, and before that, as Vice Mayor of Jambi Jambi is a province of Indonesia. It is located on the east coast of central Sumatra Sumatra () is one of the Sunda Islands of western Indonesia. It is the largest island that is fully within Indonesian territory, as well as the list of i ... for the 2013–2018 period. References Indonesian politicians Living people 1956 births {{Indonesia-politician-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
National Mandate Party
The National Mandate Party (), frequently abbreviated to PAN, is a non-sectarian, religion-basedAl-Hamdi, Ridho (2017). ''Moving towards a Normalised Path: Political Islam in Contemporary Indonesia''. Jurnal Studi Pemerintahan (Journal of Government & Politics). Vol. 8 No. 1, February 2017. pp. 52, 56, 62.Al-Hamdi, Ridho (2013). ''Partai politik Islam: Teori dan praktik di Indonesia'' (in Indonesian). Yogyakarta: Graha Ilmu. List of political parties in Indonesia, political party in Indonesia. It was founded by the Modernism (Islam in Indonesia), modernist strand of Muslim society in Indonesia, including Amien Rais, the chairman of the Muhammadiyah organization, during the Indonesian Revolution of 1998, Indonesian Revolution. The party contested the Indonesian legislative election, 2009, 2009 elections under the chairmanship of Sutrisno Bachir.Dhakidae pp. 228 It is described as a nationalist Muslim party. It also upholds the Pancasila (politics), Pancasila doctrine. In 2014, the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
