Basuki Tjahaja Purnama (Ahok) emerged as the most decisive and authoritative gubernatorial candidate for Jakarta. According to a leadership trait assessment survey conducted by Poltracking, decisiveness and authority were Ahok's most prominent characteristics compared to other candidates, receiving 82 percent of the total respondent votes.
Meanwhile, Agus Harimurti's most prominent characteristics were being attractive and handsome, garnering 88 percent of the votes. Anies Rasyid Baswedan, on the other hand, excelled in traits such as intelligence, broad vision, friendliness, and politeness, receiving 85 percent of respondent votes. Friendliness and politeness, ironically, were considered Ahok's weaknesses.
The leadership trait survey was conducted by Poltracking from January 24-29, 2017, involving 800 respondents. A stratified multistage random sampling method was employed, with a margin of error of approximately 3.46 percent at a 95 percent confidence level.