Pollster: Ahok, Anies Baswedan Listed as Presidential Candidates
4 December 2017 15:50 WIB
TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - According to a poll conducted by Indo Barometer, the competition between former Jakarta Governor Basuki Tjahaja Purnama or Ahok and current Governor Anies Baswedan in the 2017 Jakarta Gubernatorial Election may continue in the 2019 Presidential Election.
The poll results suggest that the electability Ahok and Anies are very close. Ahok has an electability of 3.3 percent, while Anies has 3.6 percent.
The poll entitled “Who is the potential challenger for Jokowi in 2019 Election?” was conducted on November 15-24 involving 1,200 respondents across the country.
Ahok is currently detained at the Police Mobile Brigade (Brimob) Detention Center in Depok, West Java, after he was found guilty of committing blasphemy on May 9, 2017, by the North Jakarta District Court. At that time, Ahok had just faced defeat against Anies Baswedan.
According to the poll, Ahok and Anies are placed below Prabowo Subianto and current Indonesian President Joko Widodo or Jokowi. The following are the complete list of the people that can potentially challenge President Jokowi in the 2019 Presidential Election.
*Joko Widodo or Jokowi (34.9 percent)
*Prabowo Subianto (12.1 percent)
*Anies Baswedan (3.6 percent)
*Ahok (3.3 percent)
*Gatot Nurmantyo (3.2 percent)
*Ridwan Kamil (2.8 percent)
*Agus Harimurti Yudhoyono (2.5 percent)
*Megawati Soekarnoputri (2.0 percent)
*Tito Karnavian (1.8 percent)
M JULNIS FIRMANSYAH