The campaign team of Banten gubernatorial ticket Rano Karno-Embay Mulya Syarief has filed an election dispute with the Constitutional Court to challenge the official vote count by the General Elections Commission (KPU) Banten.
he campaign team of Banten gubernatorial ticket Rano Karno-Embay Mulya Syarief has filed an election dispute with the Constitutional Court (MK) to challenge the official vote count by the General Elections Commission (KPU) Banten.
According to KPU Banten, Rano-Embay lost by a slight margin. The ticket secured 49.05 percent of the vote, as opposed to the 50.95 percent won by the other ticket, Wahidin Halim-Andika Hazrumy.
“Our decision to file the dispute was based on our reports and complaints about alleged vote-rigging and other administrative violations, which we believe were systemic, especially in Tangerang city and Serang regency,” Rano-Embay campaign team head Ahmad Basarah said in a press release.
(Read also: Banten incumbent candidate vows infrastructure, bureaucracy improvement)
As of Tuesday, candidates from 33 of the 101 regions that held simultaneous elections on Feb. 15 had filed disputes with the court. (hol/bbs)
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