Demokrat-backed architect Mohammad Ramdhan Pomanto secured a victory with a plurality of the votes.

Makassar's first direct mayoral election was held in 2008, with incumbent Ilham Arief Sirajuddin winning his second term.

[2] The city's province, South Sulawesi, has been described by national and international observers alike as being rife with dynastic politics.

During the results announcement, witnesses of the Supomo-Kadir pair walked out, claiming that the election had been a fraudulent one.

[8] Candidate pairs with ballot numbers 2, 7 and 9 sued Pomanto-Rizal in the Constitutional Court, but their demands to disqualify the winner and repeat voting were rejected in full.