(Angus Reid Global Monitor) – Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono seems set to win this month’s presidential election in Indonesia, according to a poll by the Indonesian Survey Circle. 67.2 per cent of respondents would vote for incumbent Susilo in the ballot, up 4.1 points since May.
(Angus Reid Global Monitor) – Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono seems set to win this month’s presidential election in Indonesia, according to a poll by the Indonesian Survey Circle. 67.2 per cent of respondents would vote for incumbent Susilo in the ballot, up 4.1 points since May.
Former president Megawati Sukarnoputri of the Struggling Indonesian Democratic Party (PDIP) is a distant second with 15.8 per cent, followed by current vice-president Jusuf Kalla of the Party of the Functional Groups (Golkar) with 8.3 per cent.
Susilo—a security minister who ran as the candidate of the Democrat Party (PD)—won the September 2004 presidential election with 60.62 per cent of the vote in a run-off over incumbent Megawati. The vote marked the first time Indonesian voters picked their head of state through the ballot box.
Indonesia held a legislative election on Apr. 9. Under existing guidelines, a party or coalition must win at least 20 per cent of the seats in the House or 25 per cent of the popular vote in the legislative election in order to nominate a presidential candidate. Only three tickets were registered.
On Jun. 30, Megawati accused Susilo of wanting to thwart the power of an anti-corruption agency that was set up during her presidency, saying, "I’m concerned about the intent. No individual or institution should be allowed to intervene or reduce the power of the anti-corruption commission."
The presidential ballot will place on Jul. 8. If no contender garners more than 50 per cent of the vote, a run-off will follow on Sept. 8.
Polling Data
Who would you vote for in the next presidential election?
|
|
Jun. 2009 |
May 2009 |
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Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono (PD) |
67.2% |
63.1% |
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Megawati Sukarnoputri (PDIP) |
15.8% |
16.4% |
|
Jusuf Kalla (Golkar) |
8.3% |
5.9% |
Source: Indonesian Survey Circle
Methodology: Interviews with 1,989 Indonesian adults, conducted from Jun. 15 to Jun. 20, 2009. Margin of error is 2.8 per cent.
