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Jokowi's nomination good for PDI-P's electability, says survey
Indonesian Survey Circle (LSI) executive director Kuskridho Ambardi says the nomination of Joko âJokowiâ Widodo as a presidential candidate has had a positive impact on the electability of the Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P)
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ndonesian Survey Circle (LSI) executive director Kuskridho Ambardi says the nomination of Joko 'Jokowi' Widodo as a presidential candidate has had a positive impact on the electability of the Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P).
Respondents of a survey conducted by the LSI said they would vote for the PDI-P if Jokowi was nominated as a president, he said.
'We posed two different questions [on whether they would vote for the PDI-P]: First, if Jokowi was nominated, and second, if he was not. It turned out that the respondents would rather vote for the PDI-P if Jokowi was nominated,' Kuskridho said in Jakarta on Wednesday as quoted by tribunnews.com.
It is predicted that with Jokowi named a nominee, the PDI-P is looking at reaping 28 percent of the vote, or the higher than any other party. If Jokowi was not nominated, the Golkar Party would have secured the highest number of votes, around 30 percent of votes.
'This research shows that Jokowi has a huge impact on the PDI-P,' Kuskridho said. (idb/ebf)
