Ahead of the second round of the Jakarta gubernatorial election, the electability of the Anies Baswedan-Sandiaga Uno pair is still ahead of the Basuki Tjahaja Purnama (Ahok)-Djarot Saiful Hidayat pair. Based on a survey by Media Survei Indonesia (Median), Anies-Sandi's electability stands at 49.8 percent, while Ahok-Djarot obtained 43.5 percent. The remainder are undecided.
Median notes that Anies-Sandi's electability increased by 3.5 percent, while Ahok-Djarot's increased by 3.8 percent compared to February 2017. The Median survey, titled "The Paradox of Voter Behavior in the 2017 Jakarta Gubernatorial Election: A Strong Contest Between Rational and Emotional Voters," was released on Monday, April 10, 2017. The survey was conducted from April 1-6, 2017, with 1,200 respondents. The sample was selected randomly using multistage random sampling. The margin of error is 2.9 percent, and the confidence level is 95 percent.
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