TheJakartaPost
Please Update your browser
Your browser is out of date, and may not be compatible with our website. A list of the most popular web browsers can be found below.
Just click on the icons to get to the download page.
Popular Reads
Top Results
No results found. Please check your search term and try again
Can't find what you're looking for?
View all search results
Popular Reads
Top Results
No results found. Please check your search term and try again
Can't find what you're looking for?
View all search resultsFirst debate will highly influence "weak" voters: Pollster
Friday’s gubernatorial debate, which will be conducted by Jakarta General Election Commission (KPU Jakarta), will highly influence "weak" voters, a pollster executive has said.
Change text size
Gift Premium Articles
to Anyone
Share the best of The Jakarta Post with friends, family, or colleagues. As a subscriber, you can gift 3 to 5 articles each month that anyone can read—no subscription needed!
Jakarta gubernatorial candidate pairings Anies Baswedan (left to right), Basuki "Ahok" Tjahaja Purnama, Sandiaga Uno, Sylviana Murni, Djarot Saiful Hidayat and Agus Harimurti Yudhoyono in a 'wefie' photoe uploaded on Anies' Path account on Sept. 24, 2016. (tempo.co/Anies Baswedan's Path)
F
riday’s gubernatorial debate, which will be conducted by Jakarta General Election Commission (KPU Jakarta), will highly influence swing voters, a pollster executive has said.
Jakarta-based pollster Saiful Mujani Research and Consulting (SMRC) program director Sirajuddin Abbas said "weak" voters were voters who had planned to vote for a certain candidate but were still open to changing their minds.
"Weak voters could change their decision after seeing the debate. They may become more convinced of or on the contrary cancel their vote for a particular candidate," Sirajuddin told The Jakarta Post.
(Read also: KPU encourages public to watch first debate in Jakarta election)
He added that each candidate had their own bloc of "weak" voters, but Agus Harimurti Yudhoyono had the highest portion in comparison to Jakarta Governor Basuki "Ahok" Tjahaja Purnama and Anies Baswedan.
He explained that about 30 percent of Agus’ supporters were swing voters who were mainly attracted to the former soldier’s image but were still vague of what his election platform was about.
Therefore, Agus’ performance in the first debate, in which voters could see him directly talking about his programs, could really influence his voters and later affect his electability, Sirajuddin said.
He further said that besides influencing "weak" voters, the debate should significantly sway undecided voters. (jun)
