Eri Cahyadi-Armudji Excellent Quick Count Pilkada Surabaya, PDIP: Evidence From The Public Appreciating Risma

Candidate pair for mayor-vice mayor of Surabaya Eri Cahyadi-Armudji serial number 1 and candidate pair number 2 Machfud Arifin-Mujiaman

JAKARTA - The pair of candidates for the mayor and deputy mayor of Surabaya, Eri Cahyadi-Armuji, won the victory based on the results of the 2020 Pilkada quick count issued by a number of institutions.

Responding to this, PDI-P Secretary General Hasto Kristiyanto expressed his gratitude. The reason for this was that the party bearing the bull symbol succeeded in reinstating its champion as the leader of the City of Heroes in the midst of a large coalition of Machfud Arifin-Mujiaman.

"Even though in the midst of the siege of various major political powers, massive money politics, and systematic divide et impera politics, the PDI Perjuangan with the mandate of the people of Surabaya was able to win the elections in the City of Heroes," said Hasto in a written statement to reporters on Wednesday , 9 December.

This victory, he continued, is also proof that the people of Surabaya have appreciated the work of the previous mayor, Tri Rismaharini, who is a cadre of the party bearing the bull symbol.

"Especially for Surabaya, we appreciate all the people of Surabaya who appreciate the work of the previous Mayor and are proven to have a strong fighting spirit as inspired by heroism. We also believe that the people of Surabaya have a strong historical attachment to Bung Karno who was born in that city. "he said.

"So, when surrounded by the power of political parties, coupled with the massive politics and divide et impera politics, the citizens of Surabaya actually showed their true identity by choosing Eri-Armudji," added Hasto.

Furthermore, Eri-Armuji's victory also shows how the people of Surabaya want the leadership and programs that Risma has worked on to continue even though the reins of leadership have changed.

"This also proves that the people of Surabaya really want the continuation of the leadership and development programs that have been carried out by Tri Rismaharini. This is an acknowledgment of his achievements in building the city of Surabaya so far. And Eri-Armudji will continue it," he said.

As previously reported, the candidate for Surabaya mayor number 1 Eri Cahyadi said that the temporary advantage of a quick count is not expected to be different from the KPU manual calculation.

"That means we are given the mandate to lead the city of Surabaya. For us, the leader is hard. We hope that all residents of Surabaya will build the city of Surabaya, "said Eri Cahyadi in Surabaya, Wednesday, December 9.

"And I always say that this pilkada, pilkada is for the benefit of the world, our goal is not to seize power but to benefit the people of Surabaya," continued Eri.

Based on a temporary quick count, Charta Politika shows the superiority of the pair of candidates for the mayor-deputy mayor of Surabaya, Eri Cahyadi-Armudji, who was promoted by PDIP and PSI.

Meanwhile, the pair of candidates for challenger Machfud Arifin-Mujiaman Sukirno who were promoted by PKB, Gerindra, PKS, Golkar, Democrat, NasDem, PAN, and PPP were left behind.

From the provisional quick count data of Charta Politika seen by VOI, it was stated that the data entered was 72 percent as of 16.10 WIB, Wednesday, December 9.

Following are the results of the temporary quick count of Charta Politika according to the serial number of the Surabaya Pilkada candidate pair:

1. Eri Cahyadi-Armudji 55.63 percent

2. Machfud Arifin-Mujiaman Sukirno 44.37 percent