# 2024 Surakarta mayoral election

The 2024 Surakarta mayoral election was held on 27 November 2024 as part of nationwide local elections to elect the mayor of Surakarta, Central Java for a five-year term. The previous election was held in 2020.

## Electoral system

The election, like other local elections in 2024, follow the first-past-the-post system where the candidate with the most votes wins the election, even if they do not win a majority. It is possible for a candidate to run uncontested, in which case the candidate is still required to win a majority of votes "against" an "empty box" option. Should the candidate fail to do so, the election will be repeated on a later date.

## Candidates

According to electoral regulations, in order to qualify for the election, candidates are required to secure support from a political party or a coalition of parties controlling 9 seats (20 percent of all seats) in the Surakarta Regional House of Representatives (DPRD). Candidates may alternatively demonstrate support to run as an independent in form of photocopies of identity cards, which in Surakarta's case corresponds to 37,316 copies. No independent candidates registered for the election within the deadline set by the General Elections Commission (KPU).
The incumbent mayor, Gibran Rakabuming Raka, was elected Vice President of Indonesia in the 2024 presidential election, and will not be a candidate in the election.

### Official

Candidate from Independent :
| Respati Ardi | Astrid Widayani |
| for Mayor | for Vice Mayor |
| Chairman of HIPMI Surakarta (2023-2026) | Chancellor of Surakarta University (2023-2027) |
| Parties ||
| 25 / 45 (56%) PKS (7 seats) PAN (3 seats) Golkar (3 seats) Gerindra (5 seats) PSI (5 seats) PKB (2 seats) ||
Candidate from PDI-P :
| Teguh Prakosa | Bambang Gage |
| for Mayor | for Vice Mayor |
| Mayor of Surakarta (2024–present) | Cadre of PDI-P Surakarta |
| Parties ||
| 20 / 45 (44%) PDI-P (20 seats) ||

### Potential

The following are individuals who have either been publicly mentioned as a potential candidate by a political party in the DPRD, publicly declared their candidacy with press coverage, or considered as a potential candidate by media outlets:
* Anna Budiarti (PDI-P), member of the Surakarta DPRD.
* Astrid Widayani, chancellor of Surakarta University.
* Kevin Fabiano (PDI-P), chairman of PDI-P's youth wing in Surakarta.
* Teguh Prakosa (PDI-P), incumbent vice mayor.

### Declined

The following are individuals mentioned as potential candidate.:
* Mangkunegara X, Duke of Mangkunegaran.
* Sekar Tandjung (Golkar), chairwoman of Golkar Surakarta branch and daughter of former Speaker of the House of Representatives Akbar Tandjung.

## Political map

Following the 2024 Indonesian legislative election, seven political parties are represented in the Surakarta DPRD:
Seat count :
| Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P) | 20 / 45 |
| Prosperous Justice Party (PKS) | 7 / 45 |
| Indonesian Solidarity Party (PSI) | 5 / 45 |
| Great Indonesia Movement Party (Gerindra) | 5 / 45 |
| Party of Functional Groups (Golkar) | 3 / 45 |
| National Mandate Party (PAN) | 3 / 45 |
| National Awakening Party (PKB) | 2 / 45 |

## Opinion polls
### Pre-election polls

| Poll source | Date | Sample size | | | | | Lead | Error margin |
| Poll source | Date | Sample size | Kaesang Pangarep | Mangkunegara X | Teguh Prakosa | Sekar Tandjung | Lead | Error margin |
| Jejaring Analiytics, Research and Communication Consulting | 27 June - 2 July 2024 | 500 | 23.4% | 31.8% | 27.0% | 4.1% | 4.8% | 2.83% |