Median Survey: 41% of the Public Wants an Alternative Presidential Candidate

A survey by the National Media Survey Institute (Median) shows that, ahead of the 2019 General Election, Joko Widodo (Jokowi) and Prabowo remain the leading presidential candidates. The electability of these two candidates totals 59.4 percent of the total respondents surveyed. This figure indicates that 40.6 percent of the public desire an alternative presidential candidate in the 2019 election. However, the electability of other alternative candidates remains quite low, including Gatot Nurmantyo.

The survey also concludes that 83 percent of respondents stated that there are issues that the current government must immediately resolve. Of this number, 43 percent of the public stated that there are problems resulting from economic pressure. This particularly includes issues of economic needs and poverty, as well as the prices of basic necessities and electricity. On the other hand, 59 percent of respondents felt that the government has achieved successes, particularly regarding infrastructure development and free healthcare services.

The Median national survey was conducted from September 14-22, 2017, with a sample of 1,000 respondents across 34 provinces in Indonesia. The method used was multistage random sampling with a margin of error of +/- 3.1 percent and a 95 percent confidence level.