2005 Surakarta mayoral election

2005 Surakarta mayoral election

27 June 2005 2010 →
Turnout72.3%[1]
 
Nominee Joko Widodo Achmad Purnomo
Party Indonesian Democratic Party - Struggle PAN
Running mate F. X. Hadi Rudyatmo Istar Yuliadi
Popular vote 99,747 79,213
Percentage 36.62 29.08

Mayor before election

Slamet Suryanto
PDI-P

Elected mayor

Joko Widodo
PDI-P

The 2005 Surakarta mayoral election took place on 27 June 2005, as the first direct mayoral election for the city. Four pairs of candidates for Surakarta's mayor and deputy mayor participated in the election. The election was famous because it was won by Joko Widodo, who would later become President of Indonesia in 2014.

  1. ^ "Hasil Akhir, Jago PDIP Unggul Pilkada di Solo dan Sukoharjo". detikNews (in Indonesian). 28 June 2005. Retrieved 2 November 2019.