Kaesang Claims PSI's Electability Increases 4 Percent After Meeting People In Various Regions

Chairman of the Indonesian Solidarity Party (PSI) Kaesang Pangarep/ Photo; Antara

JAKARTA Because they often go down to meet the community, the Chairman of the Indonesian Solidarity Party (PSI) Kaesang Pangarep admitted that his party's electability rose 4 percent, so that it was able to exceed the threshold according to a number of surveys.

"I myself have become the chairman of 34 provinces, 118 cities and regencies. We have played it. So, I think that is also one of the effects of why (according to the survey) we can pass the threshold to enter parliament," said Kaesang, quoting Antara, Thursday, February 8.

On the same occasion, Kaesang admitted that he was grateful for the results of the survey which showed that PSI's electability was able to reach 4 percent.

As regulated in Article 414 paragraph (1) of Law Number 7 of 2017 concerning General Elections (UU Pemilu), it is stated that political parties participating in the election must meet the threshold for vote acquisition of at least 4 percent of the number of valid votes nationally to be included in determining the seat acquisition of members of the DPR.

In recent times, a number of surveys show PSI is able to achieve 4 percent electability, there are even surveys that have recorded more than that.

A survey from Data Research Analytica showed PSI received a vote of 4.3 percent. The percentage figure shows that the party claiming to be the representative of young people can enter the DPR after failing in the 2019 election.

Next, a recent survey from the Jakarta Research Center (JRC) predicts PSI will travel to Senayan by pocketing 4.7 percent electability.

There is also a survey from the Indonesian Survey and Polling Institute (SPIN) which shows that PSI's electability is 4 percent.