Polling Institute Survey: Kaesang Becomes Ketum Dongkrak PSI Electability

PSI General Chair Kaesang Pangarep. (doc VOI)

JAKARTA - The results of the latest Polling Institute survey show the presence of Kaesang Pangarep as PSI General Chair (Ketum) to increase PSI's electability. PSI's electability has tripled, from the initial 1.1 percent to 3.5 percent. This survey was conducted in October 2023. "It seems that PSI support is strengthening when voters are given information that Kaesang Pangarep, the youngest son of President Joko Widodo, is currently the General Chair of PSI," said Polling Institute researcher Kennedy Muslim when presenting the results of a survey entitled "The Dynamics of the Latest Presidential Election and Electoral Effects of Kaesang as Chairman of PSI" online monitored through the Polling Institute YouTube channel, Jakarta, Thursday, October 12, confiscated by Antara. According to him, the presence of Kaesang as the chairman of PSI made the voter base in other political parties shift to PSI, where the largest contribution came from the PDIP, PPP, Gerindra Party, and non-partisan groups. "Some of the party's voters' bases shifted to PSI when they found out that Kaesang was the General Chair of PSI, especially the PDIP, Gerindra, PPP and non-partisan groups," he said. He said, from 24.8 percent of the PDIP voter base, as many as three percent shifted support for PSI. Then, from 14.7 percent of the Gerindra Party's voter base, 2.5 percent shifted support to PSI. "The base of PPP voters who turned to PSI was quite large, from 2.7 percent of the voter base, almost a quarter (24.9 percent) shifted support for PSI," he said. At the beginning, Kennedy said that the majority of respondents knew or had heard the name Kaesang Pangarep, who is the youngest son of President Jokowi.

He said that the level of public preference for Kaesang was also quite large, namely as many as 66.8 percent of respondents said they liked Kaesang Pangarep, then the remaining 18.6 percent said they did not like it, and 14.6 percent answered they did not know / did not answer. "Of those who know Kaesang, about 54 percent know or have heard that Kaesang Pangarep has been appointed as PSI General Chair, and the majority (respondent) 67.1 percent agree that Kaesang Pangarep will become PSI General Chair," he said. On this occasion, PSI DPP Chairman Ariyo Bimmo Soedjono also appreciated the results of the Polling Institute survey which recorded PSI's electability increased after Kaesang Pangarep served as chairman. "This finding confirms that it turns out that everyone is happy. When 'Bro Tum' Kaesang enters and is welcomed by the public, including sympathizers of other parties. So PSI without Kaesang 1.1 percent, and with Kaesang 3.5 percent. That is public appreciation to PSI and Kaesang," said Ariyo. The Polling Institute survey was conducted on October 1 - 3, 2023, with a survey population consisting of Indonesian citizens aged at least 17 years or married and having cell phones. Sampling was carried out on 1,206 respondents by telephone, with a margin of error of around 2.9 percent at a 95 percent confidence level.