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After the simultaneous election, talks about the contestation of Joko Widodo (Jokowi) and Prabowo Subianto in West Sumatra are still ongoing. Moreover, Jokowi suffered a landslide defeat in the 2019 elections, raising questions. Why could Jokowi lose in West Sumatra? Isnt the development project carried out in West Sumatra an important part of Jokowis strategy to bring him closer to the Minangkabau ethnic group in the past two years? In fact, Jokowis defeat in the 2019 Election was actually greater than in the 2014 elections. If in the 2014 Election Jokowi won 23.18 percent, while in the 2019 election only reached 14.1 percent. Of course this defeat still leaves talk in the public of West Sumatra, even though the presidential election has been completed. One of the things discussed is the future of West Sumatra after Jokowis defeat in the context of central-regional relations. Despite losing heavily in West Sumatra, Jokowi won nationally and returned to being president. This article explains the issues discussed in the political discussion of urban Minangkabau ethnic groups after Jokowis defeat, especially in coffee shops that often become informal places of discussion. How does the public perceive the future of West Sumatra in the central-regional relations after this presidential election? How do they understand Jokowis severe defeat in the conversation at the coffee shop? What are their hopes for President Jokowi in managing the government, especially for the people of West Sumatra? In addition, this article also wants to analyze the patterns of political communication that occurred in coffee shops after the simultaneous elections in 2019. In the final section, this article will elaborate more deeply on the implications for the concept of political communication in urban communities in West Sumatra related to the election results in their regions.