SMRC Survey: Compared To Ganjar And Ridwan Kamil, Rizieq's Level Of Grief Is Lower

Rizieq Shihab (Irfan Meidianto / VOI)

JAKARTA - The Saiful Munjani Research Center survey institute released the results of a poll regarding public sentiment towards a number of figures who became a lot of discussion.

One of the names of the figures is the leader of the Islamic Defenders Front (FPI), Muhammad Rizieq Shihab. When asked, 73 percent of respondents said they knew Rizieq. Of the 73 percent who know, only 43 percent of respondents like Rizieq.

"Rizieq's level of grief, which is only 43 percent, is far below that of other figures," said SMRC Executive Director Sirojudin Abbas in a survey presentation broadcast on Youtube SMRC TV, Thursday, November 26.

Abbas said that Rizieq's grief in the eyes of the community was the lowest compared to the seven other figures who were also assessed.

Ridwan Kamil and Ganjar Pranowo received the highest grief, who each received a level of grief of 85 percent. Then, the figure that was liked after him was Sandiaga Uno with a sadness of 84 percent.

Furthermore, Khofifah Indar Parawansa with a favorite level of 83 percent, Agus Harimurti Yudhoyono at 76 percent, Prabowo Subianto at 75 percent, Anies Baswedan at 74 percent, and Rizieq in the last position.

Abbas continued, the level of grief towards MRS shows similarities with the level of grief towards the Islamic Defenders Front (FPI).

"In this survey, around 69 percent of residents know or have heard of the name FPI. From those who know, around 43 percent like it," said Abbas.

A previous national survey conducted by the SMRC in January 2018 showed that NU and Muhammadiyah were organizations that were more widely recognized and supported by citizens.

Pamor for NU and Muhammadiyah is around 79-80 percent, not statistically significant difference. Meanwhile, 59 percent know FPI. The organization whose struggle received the most support was NU with 80 percent of those who knew, then Muhammadiyah with 58 percent, and the lowest FPI with 33 percent.

For information, this survey was conducted via telephone interviews on November 18-21 2020 involving a sample of 1201 respondents who were randomly selected. The survey margin of error is estimated at 2.9 percent at the 95 percent confidence level.