(CPOD) Apr. 15, 2004 – Former security minister Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono of the Democrat Party (PD) is the favourite candidate in the country’s first-ever direct presidential election, according to a poll by Taylor Nelson Sofres for the National Leadership Center. 28 per cent of respondents would support Yudhoyono in the Jul. 5 ballot.
(CPOD) Apr. 15, 2004 – Former security minister Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono of the Democrat Party (PD) is the favourite candidate in the country’s first-ever direct presidential election, according to a poll by Taylor Nelson Sofres for the National Leadership Center. 28 per cent of respondents would support Yudhoyono in the Jul. 5 ballot.
Current president Megawati Sukarnoputri of the Struggling Indonesian Democratic Party (PDIP) is second with 14 per cent, followed by Amien Rais of the National Mandate Party (PAN).
Prabowo Subianto—the son-in-law of former dictator Suharto—garners the support of seven per cent of respondents. Former president Abdurrahman Wahid of the National Awakening Party (PKB), Akbar Tandjung and former armed forces chief Wiranto are also in single digits.
Indonesian voters renewed the House of People’s Representatives on Apr. 5. Preliminary results suggest a tight race between Golkar and Sukarnoputri’s PDIP. Golkar will choose its presidential nominee on Mar. 20. Subianto, Tandjung and Wiranto are considered as the frontrunners.
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 presidential candidate would you vote for?
Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono (PD) | 28% |
Megawati Sukarnoputri (PDIP) | 14% |
Amien Rais (PAN) | 11% |
Prabowo Subianto (Golkar) | 7% |
Abdurrahman Wahid (PKB) | 6% |
Akbar Tandjung (Golkar) | 3% |
Wiranto (Golkar) | 2% |
Source: Taylor Nelson Sofres / National Leadership Center
Methodology: Interviews to 1,016 Indonesian voters, conducted from Mar. 26 to Apr. 1, 2004. Margin of error is 3 per cent.
