2012 Aceh gubernatorial election

none September 2015 May 2026 2012 Acehnese gubernatorial election Indonesia Flag of Aceh, Indonesia.svg presidential no 2006 Acehnese gubernatorial election 2006 2017 Acehnese gubernatorial election 2017 9 April 2012 x130px Zaini Abdullah Muzakir Manaf Aceh Party da2625 1,327,695 55.9% x130px Irwandi Yusuf Muhyan Yunan Independent (politician) 694,515 29.2% Governor Irwandi Yusuf Independent Zaini Abdullah Aceh Party An election was held on 9 April 2012 for the governorship and deputy-governorship of Aceh. Incumbent governor Irwandi Yusuf ran as an independent, while former exile and Free Aceh Movement (GAM) activist Zaini Abdullah competed for the governorship on behalf of the Aceh Party with Muzakir Manaf as running mate.Nani Afrida, 'Politics lead former GAM guerrillas to part ways', The Jakarta Post, 28 February 2012, and Nani Afrida, 'Friends, no more in election', The Jakarta Post, 28 February 2012. The election was the second to take place in the devolved Aceh region since the post-earthquake/tsunami Helsinki agreement between the Indonesian government and the GAM.June 2012 The previous gubernatorial election in Aceh had been held in December 2006. Zaini Abdullah was sworn into office as governor of Aceh for the five-year period 2012-2017 in an official ceremony in the provincial capital of Aceh, Banda Aceh, on 25 June 2012. Arrangements for the ceremony were, however, marred by some violence when there was a personal assault on the former governor, Irwandi Yusuf, and a grenade attack earlier in the day at the house of a local GAM leader.Hotli Simanjuntak, 'Aceh governor installation marred by attack', The Jakarta Post, 26 June 2012. Following investigation by police two men were arrested and sentenced to 12 and eight years imprisonment by judges at Central Jakarta District Court. Andhika Bhakti Justice served in Aceh's pre-election violence 10 April 2013 http://khabarsoutheastasia.com/en_GB/articles/apwi/articles/features/2013/04/10/feature-03 Khabar Southeast Asia 10 April 2013 Candidates Tgk. H. Ahmad Tajuddin & Ir. H. Teuku Suriansyah Drh. Irwandi Yusuf & Dr. Ir. Muhyan Yunan Prof. Dr. H. Darni M Daud & Dr. Tgk. Ahmad Fauzi H. Muhammad Nazar & Ir. Nova Iriansyah Dr. H. Zaini Abdullah & Muzakir Manafhttp://anfrel.org/the-race-for-acehs-no-1-has-begun-candidates-for-governor-in-aceh-pledge-for-peaceful-elections-anfrel-observes-in-aceh/ The Race for No.1 has begun: Candidates for Governor in Aceh Pledge for Peaceful Elections & ANFREL Observes in Aceh | Asian Network for Free Elections 16 March 2012 Result Final results were released on 17 April 2012:http://www.ifes.org/Content/Publications/Interviews/2012/UPDATED-Elections-in-Aceh-Another-Step-Forward.aspx IFES - UPDATED - Elections in Aceh: Another Step Forward 2012-04-24 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20121016170638/http://ifes.org/Content/Publications/Interviews/2012/UPDATED-Elections-in-Aceh-Another-Step-Forward.aspx 16 October 2012 dmy Zaini Abdullah Muzakir Manaf Aceh Party 1327695 Irwandi Yusuf Muhyan Yunan Independent 694515 Muhammad Nazar Nova Iriansyah 182079 Darni M Daud Ahmad Fauzi 96767 Teungku Ahmad Tajuddin Teuku Suriansyah 79330 76810 3244729 Aceh Elections Result 2012 - KIP ACEH http://kip-acehprov.go.id/hasil/en/terkinilist.php https://web.archive.org/web/20120528230915/http://kip-acehprov.go.id/hasil/en/terkinilist.php 28 May 2012 Komisi Independen Pemilihan Aceh References 40em Category:Elections in Aceh Category:2012 Indonesian gubernatorial elections Category:April 2012 in Indonesia