(CPOD) May 2, 2004 – Former security minister Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono of the Democrat Party (PD) remains the top politician in Indonesia, according to a poll by the International Foundation for Election Systems. 30.6 per cent of respondents would support Yudhoyono in the country’s first-ever direct presidential ballot.
(CPOD) May 2, 2004 – Former security minister Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono of the Democrat Party (PD) remains the top politician in Indonesia, according to a poll by the International Foundation for Election Systems. 30.6 per cent of respondents would support Yudhoyono in the country’s first-ever direct presidential ballot.
Current president Megawati Sukarnoputri of the Struggling Indonesian Democratic Party (PDIP) is second with 14.6 per cent.
Former armed forces chief Wiranto of the Party of the Functional Groups (Golkar) garners the support of 2.2 per cent of respondents. The poll was conducted before Wiranto had been selected as Golkar’s official nominee.
Golkar claimed victory in last month’s parliamentary election, winning at least 117 seats in the House of People’s Representatives, followed by the PDIP with 104 lawmakers.
If no candidate gets more than 50 per cent of all cast ballots in the Jul. 5 presidential contest, a run-off will take place on Sept. 20.
Polling Data
What candidate would you support in the presidential election?
Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono (PD) | 30.6% |
Megawati Sukarnoputri (PDIP) | 14.6% |
Wiranto (Golkar) | 2.2% |
Source: International Foundation for Election Systems (IFES)
Methodology: Interviews to 1,250 Indonesian voters, conducted in April 2004. No margin of error was provided.
