The authority of a mayor is clearly less than that of a governor. However, in Kendari, the capital city of South East Sulawesi province, the mayor doesn't want to defer to his governor. The situation is currently up in the air. Governor La Ode Kaimoeddin resolutely refuses to recognize Masyhur Masie as the newly elected Mayor of Kendari. In fact, he gave an ultimatum to the Regional House of Representatives (DPRD) to nullify the result of the elec