IPO Survey: PAN Electability Increases After Supporting Ganjar Pranowo, Now In The Top 7

Zulkifli Hasan and Ganjar Pranowo. (Photo: Doc. Antara)

JAKARTA - The Indonesian Political Opinion (IPO) survey institute released the results of the latest survey on the electability of political parties participating in the 2024 General Election. Surprisingly, the electability of the National Mandate Party (PAN) crept up after expressing support for the Governor of Central Java, Ganjar Pranowo as a presidential candidate in 2024 in front of President Joko Widodo (Jokowi).

IPO Executive Director, Dedi Kurnia Syah, said that currently PAN is in the top 7 with an electability rate of 5.0 percent. This result increased compared to the IPO survey in October 2022. Where the party chaired by Zulkifli Hasan was ranked 9th with an electability of 2.1 percent.

According to him, there are several factors that have contributed to PAN's electability. First, because of the position of general chairman who now serves as Minister of Trade. Of course, as a minister in the Advanced Indonesia Cabinet, there is a closeness between the PAN chairman and President Jokowi. "PAN is also being endorsed by President Jokowi, starting with the Ministry of Trade's performance which is considered good, as well as closeness to the president. That could be an alternative factor, why electability increases," said Dedi in a 'Polemic' discussion entitled Political Dynamics Ahead of 2024, which was broadcast online, Saturday, March 11.

Second, he continued, because PAN had dared to voice his party supporting Ganjar Pranowo as a presidential candidate in 2024. "It's not impossible that the situation will have an impact either," said Dedi.

The electability of the top 10 political parties according to the latest IPO survey version, including: 1. PDI Perjuangan 23.9 percent2. Golkar Party 11.5 percent 3. Democratic Party 10.1 percent 4. Gerindra Party 9.9 percent 5. National Awakening Party 7.6 percent 6. National Democratic Party 7.2 percent 7. National Mandate Party 5.0 percent 8. Prosperous Justice Party 4.9 percent 9. Indonesian Unity Party 4.1 percent 10. United Development Party 1.7 percent IPO Survey conducted on 1-7 March 2023 through face-to-face interviews involving 1,200 respondents. Sampling using multistage random sampling (MRS) techniques or multilevel sampling with a margin of error (MoE) 2.5 percent, data accuracy rate 95 percent.