The 2024 Cirebon regency election was held on 27 November 2024 as part of nationwide local elections to elect the regent of Cirebon Regency for a five-year term. The previous election was held in 2018.

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 11 seats in the Cirebon Regency Regional House of Representatives (DPRD). With 13 seats, the Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle is the only party which would be eligible to nominate a candidate without forming a coalition with other parties.

However, on 20 August 2024 the Constitutional Court of Indonesia issued ruling No. 60/PUU-XXII/2024 and MK decision No. 70/PUU-XXII/2024 which granted part of the lawsuit filed by the Labor Party and the Gelora Party against the local election law. This decision was stated in PKPU Number 8 of 2024. This ruling lowers the requirement to 6,5% for political parties to announce their own candidate pairings or total 6.5% of total combain parties. Based on this new ruling, PDI-P, National Awakening Party, Gerindra Party, Golkar, Prosperous Justice Party and the NasDem Party can name their own pairs of candidates without the need to form coalitions.

Declared These are candidates who have been allegedly delegated by political parties endorsing for regentional election: 1Candidate from non-parlement parties for Regentfor Vice Regent Retired PoliceMember Candidate of DPR-RI (Perindo) District of West Java 8 (2024) Retired PoliceChairman of the Advisory Board PSGJ CirebonParties PAN (2.13%)Labour Party (0.72%)Perindo Party (0.99%)PPP (1.27%)Gelora Party (1.52%)PBB (0.12%)Ummah Party (0.35%)PKN (0.09%)

2Candidate from PDIP and NasDem for Regentfor Vice Regent Regent of Cirebon(2018–2024) Headman of Kedongdong Kidul Village (2017–present)Parties PDIP (22.57%)NasDem Party (9.35%)

3Candidate from Gerindra, Democrat and PKS for Regentfor Vice Regent Vice Regent of Cirebon(2021–2024) Deputy Chairman of PCNU Cirebon RegencyParties Gerindra (12.96%)PKS (9.78%)Demokrat (6.08%)

4Candidate from PKB and Golkar for Regentfor Vice Regent Speaker of the Cirebon Regency Regional People's Representative Council (2019–2024) Expert Staff of Golkar Faction of the Indonesian House of RepresentativesParties PKB (18.68%)Golkar (10.83%)

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: Imron Rosyadi (PDIP), incumbent regent.9 Tokoh Kuat yang Akan Bertarung di Pilbup Cirebon 2024, Ada Petahana sampai Ketua DPD Tribun Jabar.id Wahyu Tjiptaningsih (PDIP), incumbent vice regent. Mohammad Luthfi (PKB), incumbent speaker of Cirebon Regency Regional People's Representative CouncilIkut Jejak Ayu, Luthfi Daftar Calon Bupati Cirebon Lewat Gerindra Radar Cirebon Teguh Rusiana Merdeka (Golkar), incumbent deputy speaker of Cirebon Regency Regional People's Representative Council Ismiyatul Fatihiyah Yusuf (PKB), Member of Cirebon Regency Regional People's Representative Council Junaedi (PKS), leader of Prosperous Justice Party (PKS) Cirebon regency local representativeMengenal Lebih Dekat Bakal Calon Bupati Cirebon 2024: Mas Jun PKS Kabupaten Cirebon R. Hasan Basori (PKB), Member of Cirebon Regency Regional People's Representative Council Anwar Yasin (PKS), Member of West Java Regional People's Representative Council M. Nuruzzaman, Special Staff of the Minister of ReligionIni Alasan Nuruzzaman Pilih PDI Perjuangan Daftar Bakal Calon Bupati Setelah Dapat Perintah Kiai Kabar Cirebon Suharso, Community Figure, Bureaucrat Muali, Chief of Forum Komunikasi Kuwu Cirebon (FKKC)Kuwu se-kabupaten Cirebon Siap Garda Depan Dukung Muali Sebagai Cawabup Cirebon Berita Satu Muhammad Abdullah Syukri (Gus Abe), President of PB PMIIKetum PB PMII Mendaftar Bakal Cabup Cirebon via PKB Metro TV News

Political map Following the 2024 Indonesian legislative election, seven political parties are represented in the Cirebon regency DPRD:Penetapan Perolehan Kursi Parpol DPRD Kabupaten Cirebon 2024-2029

RankingSerialPolitical parties VoteSeat(s) countChange13Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P) 288.686 22,57% 521 National Awakening Party (PKB) 238.952 18,68% 132 Great Indonesia Movement Party (Gerindra) 165.872 12,96% 44 Party of Functional Groups (Golkar) 138.542 10,83% 58 Prosperous Justice Party (PKS) 125.112 9,78% 1 65 NasDem Party 119.654 9,35% 3714 Democratic Party (Demokrat) 77.772 6,08% 1812 National Mandate Party (PAN) 27.300 2,13%

Polling Type of pollingDateSample sizeImron-AgusWahyu-SolichinLuthfi-DiaRahmat-ImamPopularityAugust, 30 and September 6, 202430035,85%24.30%19.12%7.56%Electability20,83%4.16%12.50%2.78%

Pollster DateSample sizeError marginRahmat-ImamImron-AgusWahyu-SolichinLuthfi-DiaCharta PoliticaNovember 5 until November 10, 2024600± 2.9%8.3%41.5%12.0%26.2%

Results

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