The former Governor of NTT lost the 2024 Legislative Election. Meanwhile, the son of corruption convict Setya Novanto won a seat.
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On the day of the vote, on February 14, 2024, Viktor, who was listed as number one on the Nasdem Party's ballot, only received 65,359 votes. He lost to Ratu Ngadu Bonu Wulla, who gained 76,331 votes. The total support for Nasdem in the electoral district was 207,732 votes. In addition to Viktor's failure, Nasdem also lost one seat compared to the 2019 elections.
Negative sentiment includes policies such as school start times at 5:30 am for certain high schools in the city of Kupang, an increase in the entrance fee for Komodo National Park, land disputes with indigenous community of Besipae, and a brawl with traditional leaders in Sumba. The event went viral, becoming public consumption.The negative sentiment buried a number of breakthroughs that Viktor had accomplished during his leadership in NTT.
Furthermore, according to the writer, the name Setya Novanto as a convicted corruptor is not really given much attention by the public. Moreover, the character of the current voters is very pragmatic and tends to be transactional. This is evidenced by the fact that in many places, candidates with a track record of corruption are still chosen.
"We would like to thank all members of the community, election organizers starting from the lowest level, security forces, and all parties that we cannot mention one by one. The election was successful," said Jemris.