Survey Rewards Higher Than Puan, PDIP: We Cannot Be Faced With Provocative Choices

JAKARTA - Deputy Secretary General of the PDIP Arif Wibowo responded to the survey results of the Politica Research & Consulting (PRC) with the Indonesian Political Parameter (PPI).

The survey stated that the electability of the Governor of Central Java, Ganjar Pranowo, was 25 percent, or much higher than the chairman of the DPR, Puan Maharani, which was only at 1.1 percent.

According to Arif, PDIP will not be trapped in a choice that can trigger turmoil, especially regarding the option of choosing Ganjar or Puan as presidential candidates in 2024.

"We cannot be faced with a choice. Moreover, this choice is a provocative choice, which has a tendency to divide unity and integrity," said Arif Wibowo in the online release of the National Political Outlook Survey: Observing the Axis of the Party Coalition, Monday, December 27.

The issue of the 2024 presidential election, continued Arif, will be decided directly by the Chairperson of the PDIP Megawati Soekarnoputri. Because, he said, it was the president's prerogative.

Arif considered, there are many things that need to be considered by PDIP in deciding which candidate it will carry later. Most importantly, he said, the candidate must provide benefits to the people, nation, state and party.

"If the PDI-P is clear, what you want to achieve is that people feel equally happy, if you have the same feeling of equality, it's communist. Because you have the same feeling of happiness, then you are anti-ignorance, anti-poverty. So show your dedication, your ability to eradicate poverty, that's the important thing." " concluded Arif.

It is known that in the simulation of the PRC and PPI presidential elections involving 15 names, Ganjar Pranowo won with 25 percent. Prabowo Subianto is in second place with 22.9 percent, Anies Baswedan is third with 12.4 percent.

Sandiaga Salahuddin was fourth with 9.4 percent, Ridwan Kamil 5.8 percent, Agus Harimurti Yudhoyono 5.2 percent. Seventh Gatot Nurmantyo 1.9 percent. While the eighth were Khofifah Indar Parawansa 1.6 percent, the ninth Tri Rismaharini 1.4 percent, the tenth Puan Maharani with 1.1 percent.

Eleven Susi Pudjiastuti 0.9 percent, twelve Airlangga Hartarto 0.8 percent, thirteen Erick Tohir 0.6 percent, fourteen Surya Paloh 0.4 percent and don't know 10.6 percent.

This survey was conducted on 12 November - 4 December 2021. By involving 1,600 respondents in 34 provinces. The criteria for respondents are at least 17 years old or already married.

The sampling was done using a multi-stage random sampling method with a margin of error of 2.5 percent and a confidence level of 9.5 percent.