PKS Regarding The LSI Survey: Suswono's Popularity Is Small, But RK Is Bigger

PKS spokesman, Ahmad Mabruri (center)/PHOTO: Nailin In Saroh-VOI

JAKARTA - The Prosperous Justice Party (PKS) responded to the survey results of the Indonesian Survey Institute (LSI) which stated that the level of popularity or election of the Jakarta cawagub as well as senior PKS politician, Suswono, was in the lowest position compared to other candidates. PKS also admitted that Suswono's popularity was indeed low.

"The popularity means? Yes, Pak Suswono's popularity is indeed the smallest," said PKS spokesman Ahmad Mabruri to reporters at the PKS DPP office, South Jakarta, Thursday, September 19.

But Mabruri emphasized that Ridwan Kamil's popularity and electability (RK) as the Suswono pair was very high. Therefore, according to him, the RK-Suswono pair could occupy the top position in the survey compared to other Jakarta cagub-cawagub candidates.

"But Mr. RK's partner is certainly bigger than him and in the last survey the RK-Suswono pair, God willing, will occupy the top position," he said.

Previously reported, the Indonesian Survey Institute (LSI) released the results of a survey related to the electability of the future candidate pair for governor (cagub) and the 2024 Jakarta deputy governor candidate (cawagub). As a result, the Ridwan Kamil and Suswono (RIDO) pair were ahead of their two rivals, Pramono Anung-Rano Karno and Dharma Pongrekun-Kun Wardana with an electability rate of 51.8 percent.

"RK-Suswono 51.8 percent. Meanwhile, Pramono Anung and Rano Karno 28.4 percent. Dharma and Kun 3.2 percent," said LSI Executive Director Djayadi Hanan, in a virtual press conference, Wednesday, September 18.

Meanwhile, 12.8 percent of respondents have not made their choice and 3.9 percent did not vote or golput.