Is SBY's Dream a Sign of the Democratic Party Joining PDI-P? Citizens' Perspectives.

The Indonesian internet was abuzz with a tweet from Indonesia's sixth president, Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono (SBY), stating that he dreamt of meeting Megawati Soekarnoputri, Joko Widodo, and the eighth president of Indonesia.

"I dreamt that one day, Mr. Jokowi came to my house in Cikeas to then, together, pick up Ibu Megawati at her residence. Then the three of us went to Gambir Station," stated the Twitter account @SBYudhoyono on Monday (June 19, 2023).

In his dream, SBY said he was waiting at Gambir for the eighth president of Indonesia, or the president-elect of the 2024 election. This new president had bought train tickets for the Gajayana train bound for Central and East Java.

"Because we still had time, the four of us briefly had coffee and chatted casually," said SBY.

So, what is public perception regarding the meaning of SBY's dream?

According to a survey by Kurious-Katadata Insight Center (KIC), the majority, or 51.9% of respondents, were not convinced that SBY's dream indicated that the Democratic Party would form a coalition with the PDI-P. The breakdown shows 30.2% of respondents said they were unconvinced and 21.7% were very unconvinced.

On the other hand, 25.35% of respondents believed SBY's dream indicated the possibility of a coalition between the Democratic Party and the PDI-P. Specifically, 21% were convinced and 4.4% were very convinced. The remaining 22.8% of respondents said they didn't know.

The Kurious-KIC survey was conducted among 734 respondents spread across various regions of Indonesia, with 47.3% male respondents and 52.7% female respondents.

More than half of the respondents were from Java Island (excluding Jakarta) (63.2%), followed by Jakarta (14.4%), and Sumatra Island (12.1%). The proportion of respondents from Kalimantan, Sulawesi, Bali-Nusa Tenggara, and Maluku-Papua ranged from 0.8% to 3.4%.

Most respondents were aged between 35-44 years (33.1%), followed by the 25-34 year age group (31.6%) and the 45-54 year age group (20.2%).

The survey was conducted from June 26 to July 3, 2023, using the computer-assisted web interviewing (CAWI) method, with a margin of error of approximately 3.61% and a 95% confidence level.