Eri Cahyadi-Armudji Appointed As Mayor-Deputy Mayor Of Surabaya Elected

SURABAYA - Eri Cahyadi-Armudji has been appointed as mayor-deputy mayor of the 2020 Surabaya Regional Election.

The candidate pair number one was appointed as mayor and deputy mayor elected by the KPU Surabaya in an open plenary meeting at the Wyndham Hotel, Surabaya, Friday, February 19.

"Deciding to determine the number one pair of candidates for mayor and deputy mayor of Surabaya, brother Eri Cahyadi-Armudji, as the candidate pair for mayor and deputy mayor elected in the 2020 Surabaya Pilkada, with 597,540 votes or 56.94 percent of the total votes. legal, "said KPU Surabaya Legal and Supervision Division commissioner, Agus Turcham, when reading the verdict.

Agus emphasized that the decision was written in the Surabaya KPU Decree number 49 / PL.02.7-Kpt / 3578 / KPU-Kot / 2/2021 concerning the determination of the elected candidate pair for mayor and deputy mayor in the 2020 Surabaya Pilkada. set.

"If in the future there are mistakes and others. Then there will be repairs and / or changes as appropriate, determined in Surabaya February 19, 2021," said Agus.

This determination is also based on the consideration of KPU Decree Number 1419 / PL.02.6-Kpt / 3578 / KPU-Kot / XII / 2020, concerning the recapitulation of the vote count results in the 2020 Surabaya Pilkada.

Including based on the decision of the Constitutional Court (MK) Number 88 / PHP.KOT-XIX / 2021, regarding the lawsuit for the 2020 Surabaya Mayor Election Dispute filed by candidate pair Machfud Arifin-Mujiaman. However, the Constitutional Court rejected the lawsuit at the interim decision stage.

Meanwhile, Chairman of the Surabaya KPU, Nur Syamsi, congratulated Eri-Armudji on being elected as City Wal and Deputy Mayor of Surabaya. Syamsi also expressed his gratitude to all parties for holding a democratic party in the Surabaya Pilkada.

Syamsi also thanked the second candidate pair, who have devoted their political resources to the journey of local democracy in the city of Surabaya.

"Thank you also to the political party, the Surabaya Election Supervisory Board. As well as the people of Surabaya as voters, who have given their mandate to each of their choices on December 9, 2020," said Syamsi.

The results of the recapitulation of the 2020 Surabaya Pilkada vote count, which were stated in the decision of the KPU Surabaya Number 1419 / PL.02.6-Kpt / 3578 / KPU-Kot / XII / 2020, candidate pair Eri Cahyadi-Armuji won with 597,540 votes, while Machfud Arifin-Mujiaman Sukirno 451,794 votes.