Cak Imin's Electability Is Low Towards The 2024 Presidential Election, PKB Is Relaxed: KH Ma'ruf Amin Is Also Not In The Survey

Head of PKB Muhaimin Iskandar/DOK Personal Instagram

JAKARTA - The National Awakening Party (PKB) remains optimistic that its presidential candidate Muhaimin Iskandar (Cak Imin) can gain momentum in the 2024 presidential election. Because electability is not an obstacle for general leaders to lose in the contest.

Deputy Chairperson of the PKB DPP Election Winning Division, Jazilul Fawaid assessed that so far the electability of presidential and vice presidential candidates who have appeared in various surveys has not been significant. So there is still a chance for Muhaimin, who is currently not included in the simulation of 15 presidential candidates.

“Don't let it just because of the 20-30 percent survey that we feel like we've lost. Kiai Ma'ruf Amin was not in the survey yesterday, he won. Some say that because of Mr. Jokowi, whatever the method, politics is momentum," said Jazilul Fawaid, Tuesday, December 28.

The Deputy Chairperson of the MPR reminded that during the 2022-2024 period there will be 24 governors and 248 regents and mayors whose terms of office will end so that they will be replaced by Plt. Therefore, he said, the political conditions in 2024 will definitely be different from previous years.

Where, he continued, is currently the Indonesian nation being hit by the COVID-19 pandemic. Not to mention, what must be paid attention to is the simultaneous election that forced hundreds of regional heads to be replaced by acting (Plt).

"The last 4 presidential elections, there was no COVID-19. There are no 200 regional heads who have been appointed as Plt. This escapes the observation of surveys. This is the need for us to sit down, is there any influence of the acting regional head with the 2024 presidential election?" said Jazilul.

It is known, in the Politics Research & Consulting (PRC) and Indonesian Political Parameters (PPI) surveys that were just released yesterday, Cak Imin's electability was recorded at 0.1 percent in a simulation of 32 names. While in the simulation of 15 names, Cak Imin's name was not on the radar.

In a simulation involving 15 names, Ganjar Pranowo won with 25 percent gain. 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.