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Gubernatorial elections were held in Jakarta as part of the 2017 simultaneous elections on 15 February and 19 April 2017 to elect the governor of Jakarta to a five-year term. Incumbent governor Basuki Tjahaja Purnama, popularly referred to as "Ahok", and his deputy Djarot Saiful Hidayat were running for re-election to a second term. Basuki, who inherited his current position from his running mate Joko Widodo when he won the 2014 Indonesian presidential election, would have become the first elected Chinese-Christian governor of Jakarta had he won.
Under the constitution, if no candidate secured a majority of the votes, a runoff election would be held between the top two candidates. The results of quick counts in the first round indicated that Purnama led by a narrow 3–4% margin, and that a runoff would be held on 19 April.
Quick counts for the 19 April runoff indicated that Anies Baswedan was elected as governor; Ahok conceded defeat hours after the polls closed. The official results of the election is Anies Baswedan - Sandiaga Uno 57.96% to Basuki Tjahaja Purnama - Djarot Saiful Hidayat 42.04% published by General Elections Commission (KPU) of Special Capital Region of Jakarta in May;[1][2] however, unofficial tallies from the election commission showed that Baswedan won 58% to Ahok's 42%.[3][4]
- ^ Cochrane, Joe (19 April 2017). "Jakarta Governor Concedes Defeat in Religiously Tinged Election". The New York Times. Archived from the original on 12 April 2023. Retrieved 20 April 2017.
- ^ Jaipragas, Bhavan (19 April 2017). "Jakarta's 'Ahok' concedes heavy defeat in governor race". South China Morning Post.
- ^ "Indonesia has been mercifully resistant to extremism—until now". The Economist. 20 April 2017. Retrieved 21 April 2017.
- ^ Sari, Nursita (20 April 2017). Patnistik, Egidius (ed.). "Hasil Final "Real Count" KPU: Anies-Sandi 57,95%, Ahok-Djarot 42,05%". Kompas.