Winning In Surabaya Pilkada Quick Count, Eri Cahyadi: Our Respect And Respect For Mr. Machfud Arifin

Candidate for the mayor of Surabaya Eri Cahyadi (DOK. Personal Instagram)

SURABAYA - After a quick count (quick count) of all survey institutions showed victory, the candidate for the mayor of Surabaya, Eri Cahyadi, expressed his respect to the candidate pair Machfud Arifin and Mujiaman. Eri said that after the pilkada contest, everyone reunited to build the city of Surabaya.

"I give the sky-high respect to Mr. Machfud Arifin and Mr. Mujiaman and the entire winning team. There are no more camps 01 and 02. Everyone is back together in the stronghold of Surabaya City," said Eri Cahyadi, Thursday, December 10, 2020.

Eri said, currently there are no more opponents and friends. This is because all parties who care about the city of Surabaya are friends.

"We become one for the city of Surabaya which we love," said the former Head of the Surabaya City Development Planning Agency (Bappeko).

Eri said the Surabaya Pilkada was a political celebration with joy. Expression of support must be done with creative and educational content. Candidates must exemplify good leadership as many new voters participate.

"We have to uphold good morals. Pilwali is only temporary, but the city of Surabaya is forever. We reconnect relations with neighbors, friends, colleagues with different choices. We have all become the same camp, namely the Arek Suroboyo camp," he said.

Five survey agencies that performed quick counts in the Surabaya municipal elections on Wednesday, December 9 afternoon stated that candidate pair number 1 Eri Cahyadi-Armudji won the most votes. The Populi Center stated that Eri-Armudji earned 56.61 percent while Machfud-Mujiaman earned 43.49 percent.

Meanwhile, Charta Politika said Eri-Armudji won 55.3 percent over Machfud-Mujiaman, which was only 44.7 percent. Poltracking Indonesia also won Eri-Armudji with a percentage of 57.41 against Machfud-Mujiaman who was 42.59.

Meanwhile, the Surabaya Survey Center (SSC) said Eri-Armudji won with 57 percent of the vote and Machfud-Mujiaman 43 percent.

"The survey results are good news for us. However, we will continue to wait for the final result of the calculation made by the KPU of Surabaya City. The witnesses will continue to struggle to guard the votes of support because one vote is very valuable," said Eri Cahyadi.