The Fewer Competitors Appear, Prabowo Subianto's Electability Is Increasingly

Defense Minister Prabowo Subianto (Photo via Twitter @Prabowo)

JAKARTA - The Political Weather Station (PWS) survey agency said that the electability of the Minister of Defense (Menhan) Prabowo Subianto as a presidential candidate was at the top. There is no other character who can match his popularity.

This was conveyed by a senior researcher at PWS, Mohammad Tidzi. In his written statement, from a survey conducted on April 1 to 11 in all provinces in Indonesia, Prabowo is still firmly in the top ranking. In fact, if the presidential election were to be held today, many respondents would choose the General Chair of the Gerindra Party.

"In open questions or top of mind as well as in various simulation models, Prabowo's electability as a presidential candidate is still unmatched by any figure," Tidzi said in a written statement quoted on Saturday, April 15.

"In an open question, who would be elected president if the presidential election were to be held today, 24.5 percent of the public said they would vote for Prabowo," he added.

Besides Prabowo, there are a number of names such as Central Java Governor Ganjar Pranowo who was chosen by 17.2 percent of respondents and 15.9 percent of respondents chose DKI Jakarta Governor Anies Baswedan.

While in closed questions by offering 16 names, Prabowo's electability actually increased to 26.5 percent.

"Meanwhile, the electability of Ganjar and Anies tends not to differ much from that in open questions," said Tidzi.

With this condition, Tidzi said that the chance for the General Chairperson of the Gerindra Party to win the 2024 Presidential Election (Pilpres) is wide open. Because, the fewer names of presidential candidates, the electability of the former Danjen Kopassus is getting stronger.

"For example, in the simulation of seven names, Prabowo's electability was 29.2 percent. Then in the simulation of five names, Prabowo's electability rose again to 32.8 percent and finally, in the simulation of three names, Prabowo's electability strengthened again to 39.5 percent, aka getting much more leading. from its main competitors, Ganjar and Anies," he explained.

The survey was attended by 1,225 respondents who were obtained through a multi-stage random sampling technique. The confidence level for this survey is 95 percent with a margin of error of +/- 2.8 percent. Data was collected through face-to-face interviews with respondents with the help of a questionnaire.