Political Chart Survey: Gibran Tops Electability in Central Java Gubernatorial Election

The upcoming regional head election (Pilkada) in Central Java is attracting significant public attention. This is especially true given that Gibran Rakabuming Raka is considered a strong contender for the gubernatorial candidacy.

The eldest son of President Joko Widodo only recently assumed office as Mayor of Surakarta in early 2021. However, Gibran is seen as having a strong chance of running in the Central Java Pilkada.

This is supported by a Charta Politika survey which shows Gibran having the highest electability for the 2024 Central Java Pilkada. The PDI-P cadre received 28.5% of the vote in the survey.

In second place is the Deputy Governor of Central Java, Taj Yasin Maimoen, with an electability rating of 11.3%.

Following him, Semarang Mayor Hendrar Prihadi (Hendi) received 6% of the vote. Former Surakarta Mayor FX Hadi Rudyatmo received 3.7%.

Sudirman Said received 3.6%, followed by Achmad Husein (3.4%), Rustriningsih (2.2%), and Komjen Condro Kirono (1.7%). Meanwhile, 2.7% of respondents mentioned other names, and 37% responded "don't know/didn't answer."

The survey was conducted on 1,090 respondents in Central Java from February 14-19, 2022. It utilized face-to-face interviews with multistage random sampling and a margin of error of 2.97%.