TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - President Joko Widodo on Tuesday moved one rank from the 8th position to the 7th position in TIME’s Person of the Year polling as his percentage continues to rise.
As quoted from TIME website, Jokowi is now sitting in the 7th position with 3.2 percent vote, going up from the 8th position with 3 percent vote on Monday and 2.7 percent vote on Sunday. With his current percentage, Jokowi will be able to surpass Pope Francis I and US President Barack Obama, who became TIME”s Person of the Year in 2012 and 2013 respectively.
In the current poll, Jokowi is above other world leaders such as Xi Jinping from China and Angela Merkel from Germany. He is even more popular than famous singers such as Beyonce Knowles and Taylor Swift. However, Jokowi is losing to Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Russian President Vladimir Outin, American actress Laverne Cox and Pakistani a women’s rights activist Malala Yousafzai.
This year is the second time Jokowi is in the list of candidates for TIME’s Person of the Year. In 2012, Jokowi was nominated but lost to Barack Obama. Now, Jokowi is turning the table and has a chance to win the polling. The polling is currently undergoing and will be closed on December 6. The result will be announced on December 8. Voting can be done through TIME Magazine’s Facebook or Twitter with hashtag #timepoy.
FERY FIRMANSYAH
