TEMPO Interactive, Jakarta:AHEAD OF THE 2014 PRESIDENTIAL ELECTIONS, JUSUF KALLA IS BECOMING INCREASINGLY POPULAR – ACCORDING TO A SURVEY CONDUCTED BY SOEGENG SARJADI'S SURVEY SYNDICATE. JUSUF KALLA SECURED 14.9 PERCENT OF THE VOTES, THUS LEAVING GOLKAR CHAIRMAN ABURIZAL BAKRIE BEHIND WITH ONLY 10.6 PERCENT VOTES. SURVEY COORDINATOR MUHAMMAD DAHLAN SAID JUSUF KALLA WAS VERY DOMINANT IN SULAWESI AND MALUKU-PAPUA ELECTORAL REGIONS. HE EVEN DEFEATED TWO OTHER STRONG PRESIDENTIAL HOPEFULS, PRABOWO SUBIANTO AND MEGAWATI SOEKARNOPUTRI. THE RESULTS OF THE SURVEY WERE ANNOUNCED IN JAKARTA WEDNESDAY, JUNE 6, 2012. VOTES FOR ABURIZAL ALMOST MATCHED THOSE FOR KALLA IN JAVA, KALIMANTAN, BALI AND NUSATENGGARA. IN KALIMANTAN, FOR INSTANCE, ABURIZAL WON 15.5 PERCENT OF VOTES, OR ONE PERCENT BELOW THOSE FOR KALLA WHO GOT 16.3 PERCENT. CHAIRMAN OF GOLKAR PROVINCIAL SILATURAHIM (BROTHERHOOD) FORUM, MUNTASIR HAMI, SAID KALLA DESERVED TO BECOME THE PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE [FROM GOLKAR] RATHER THAN ABURIZAL. IRA GUSLINA SUFA