Joko Widodo (Jokowi) remains the top presidential candidate (capres) for the 2019 General Election. A survey by Saiful Mujani Research & Consulting (SMRC) shows Jokowi's electability reaching 38.9 percent in a *top of mind* simulation. Jokowi has yet to face a significant opponent, except for Prabowo, who received 12 percent of the vote. The electability of other contenders is less than 2 percent, including Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono (SBY) and Gatot Nurmantyo.
In a semi-open-ended question format, Jokowi also leads with 45.6 percent of the vote, followed by Prabowo with 18.7 percent, and SBY with 3.9 percent. Jokowi's high electability is due to his government performance, which has been fairly well-received by the public. The survey also indicates that 61 percent of respondents stated they were fairly satisfied with Jokowi's performance to date.
The SMRC survey, conducted from September 3-10, 2017, involved 1,057 respondents randomly selected using multistage random sampling from a sample of 1,220. The average margin of error is +/- 3.1 percent with a 95 percent confidence level.
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