Indicator Survey: Jokowi Has A Big Impact On PDIP Electability, Megawati Is Only 4 Percent

Executive Director of Indonesian Political Indicators Burhanuddin Muhtadi when presenting the results of the survey as monitored through the YouTube channel of Indonesian Political Indicators in Jakarta, Friday. (ANTARA/Through Susthira K.)

JAKARTA - The results of the latest survey by Indonesian Political Indicators show that the figure of President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) has had a major influence on the electability of the PDI-P which is the reason for voters in choosing parties. The survey noted that 21.9 percent of the public chose the PDI-P for reasons of liking Jokowi from a total base of six percent of respondents. The second largest reason for choosing the PDI-P was because he liked President Jokowi. So it means that we can conclude that President Jokowi has a very adequate electoral contribution, yes, it is very large for the PDI-P,” said Executive Director of Indonesian Political Indicators Burhanuddin Muhtadi as monitored through the YouTube channel Indonesian Political Indicators in Jakarta, Antara, Friday, October 20. Meanwhile, he continued, the biggest reason for voters to vote for the PDI-P was because as many as 27.3 percent of the people were used to choosing PDIP from the base of 19.3 percent of respondents. “ And without compromising respect, yes, those who chose the PDI-P for the reason that they spontaneously liked Mrs. Mega were only four percent. So that's roughly the reasons for choosing the PDI-P. Of course, ladies and gentlemen can discuss this, how the electoral continuation of the PDI-P if for example the relationship between PDI-P and President Jokowi is stretched, ” he said. In the survey, PDIP became the party that won the highest support, reaching 22.3 percent, then the Gerindra Party in second place at 16.9 percent, followed by the Golkar Party at 9.1 percent. Then, fourth place is PKB with 8.1 percent support, then the NasDem Party (6.9 percent), PKS (5.7 percent), PAN (4.5 percent), and the Democratic Party (4.3 percent). "The other one is absolutely below four percent of its voice," parliamentary threshold, "” he said. However, the survey noted that the level of support for PDIP actually decreased by 3.7 percent, from 26 percent in August, to 22.3 percent in October. “ There is a positive correlation of the high public satisfaction with Jokowi, having an impact on strengthening support for PDIP. Vice versa, ” said Burhanuddin. The survey, which was conducted from October 2 to 10, 2023, was conducted with a survey population consisting of Indonesian citizens who have the right to vote in the election, namely those aged 17 years or older, or were married when the survey was conducted. Sampling was carried out using a multistage random sampling method which was attended by 1,200 respondents with over samples in 12 provinces, bringing the total sample to 4,300 respondents. The survey margin of error is around 2.9 percent at a 95 percent confidence level.