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Jokowi allies deliver strong performance as Gerindra moves forward
The Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P) has come out triumphant in the 2019 legislative election, with early counts from numerous polls indicating that the party of incumbent President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo has secured more than 20 percent of the votes.
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Speaking to the audience during the release of the latest survey on the elections in Melawai, Kebayoran Baru, South Jakarta, on Thursday are (from left) Muslimin, director of pollster Charta Politika, Andy Budiman, head of the campaign team for the Indonesian Solidarity Party (PSI), Syarief Hasan, deputy chairman of the Democratic Party and the Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle’s (PDI-P) Masinton Pasaribu.
(The Jakarta Post/Seto Wardhana)
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he Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P) has come out triumphant in the 2019 legislative election, with early counts from numerous polls indicating that the party of incumbent President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo has secured more than 20 percent of the votes.
A quick count released by Litbang Kompas, the research arm of Kompasdaily, revealed that as of 9:20 p.m., the party was in the lead with 20.6 percent. The figure was derived from data collected at 86.7 percent of the polling stations surveyed.
Another tally released by Indo Barometer and the Indonesian Survey Circle (LSI) shows that the party has 19.9 percent and 20 percent of the vote, respectively, based on data from 71.8 and 91.6 percent of all polling stations surveyed.
Though the numbers show a slight improvement from the party’s results in the 2014 election, when it secured 19 percent of votes in the House of Representatives, analysts said they still fell short of predictions.
