Adam Prierza, Jakarta – Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives (DPR) Fadli Zon said that there is nothing special about the high electability rating of President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) in a survey conducted by pollster Indo Barometer.
He said that incumbent Jokowi has the advantage to be engaged in indirect political campaign activities.
"It is normal for Jokowi to have a high electability rating. He can conduct 'structurized political campaign' on a daily basis," Fadli Zon said yesterday in a discussion with Indo Barometer in Jakarta.
He said that Jokowi has a privilege to talk about his success in infrastructure development, health care cards, etc.
Indo Barometer survey says that Jokowi has the highest electability rating with 34.9 percent, followed by Gerindra chairman Prabowo Subianto with 12.1 percent, Jakarta Governor Anies Baswedan with 3.6 percent, former Jakarta governor Basuk Tjahaja Purnama (Ahok) with 3.3 percent and Indonesian military chief Gatot Nurmantyo with 3.2 percent. Some 1200 respondents from 34 provinces were involved in the survey.
The DPR Deputy Speaker said that President Jokowi's electability rating has been stagnating over the past three years.
Fadli Zon compared Jokowi electability rating in the survey with that of Prabowo. He said that the Gerindra chairman has yet to launch any political campaign activities. "Even without [political campaign], he already garnered such percentage," he said.