Arkhelaus Wisnu Triyogo, Jakarta – A survey conducted by pollster Organisasi Kesejahteraan Rakyat (Orkestra) shows that President Joko Widodo or Jokowi's electability can only be equaled by Great Indonesia Movement (Gerindra) Party chairman Prabowo Subianto.

"The majority of respondents voted for Jokowi as the president. Jokowi's current electability stands at 24.38 percent, followed by Prabowo's at 21.09 percent," Orkestra chairman Poempida Hidayatullah said when releasing the survey results in Jakarta on Sunday, December 3.

Other names below Jokowi and Prabowo are Gatot Nurmantyo with an electability level of 2.8 percent, Agus Harimurti Yudhoyono at 2.31 percent, Anies Baswedan at 2.14 percent, Sudilo Bambang Yudhoyono at 1.81 percent, and Jusuf Kalla at 1.48 percent. Meanwhile, 34.43 percent of the respondents are still undecided.

The national survey was conducted on November 6-20 involving 1,300 respondents across the country. The survey employed a random sampling technique with a confidence level of 95 percent and a margin of error of plus or minus 3 percent.

Polcomm Institute director Heri Budianto said with the margin of error of 3 percent, Jokowi and Prabowo could be equally strong in the upcoming presidential election. "This is a warning for Jokowi," Heri said.

However, Heri views that Jokowi as the incumbent candidate would have the best odd to win the election. Heri added that Jokowi's achievement in developing infrastructures would be an advantage.

"It's a strong point [for Jokowi]. If [Jokowi] knows how to promote it, the result will be favorable for him in 2019," he suggested.

Source: https://en.tempo.co/read/news/2017/12/03/055913769/Survey-Prabowo-Toughest-Rival-for-Jokowi-in-2019