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With 10 seats from the 2024 legislative election, Golkar is the only party eligible to nominate a candidate without forming a coalition with other parties. [4] Candidates may alternatively demonstrate support to run as an independent in form of photocopies of identity cards , which in Papua's case corresponds to 72,784 copies. [ 5 ]
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. [1] 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.
5 Marwan Jafar (b. 1971) PKB: Minister of Villages, Development of Disadvantaged Regions, and Transmigration 27 October 2014 27 July 2016 Working: 6 Eko Putro Sandjojo (b. 1965) 27 July 2016 20 October 2019 7 Abdul Halim Iskandar (b. 1962) 23 October 2019 1 October 2024 Onward Indonesia - Muhadjir Effendy (ad-interim) (b. 1956) Independent: 1 ...
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. [2] 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.
The Governor and Deputy Governor of Papua are elected through general elections which are held every 5 years. The current governor of Papua is Ridwan Rumasukun. The following is a list of the governors of Papua, including when they were still called West Irian and Irian Jaya.
The Nduga hostage crisis began on 7 February 2023 when Free Papua Movement (Indonesian: Organisasi Papua Merdeka, OPM) insurgents attacked a plane and took its pilot and all five passengers hostage. [1] [2] While the passengers were soon released, New Zealander pilot Phillip Mark Mehrtens remained in captivity until 21 September 2024. [3] [4]
5 August 2024: The Free Papua Movement took hostage and killed Glen Malcolm Conning a 50 year old New Zealand national and pilot for PT. Intan Angkasa Air Service. Head of the Operation Cartenz's Peace, Brigadier General Faizal Ramadhani, confirmed that the pilot was killed upon landing. The helicopter was carrying four passengers, consisting ...
In 2019, the government budgeted special autonomy funds for Papua Province amounting to IDR 5.85 trillion and West Papua Province IDR 2.51 trillion [2] To accelerate development, the government also disbursed an Additional Infrastructure Fund (DTI) of Rp. 2.82 trillion for Papua and Rp. 1.44 trillion for West Papua in 2019. So that the total ...