With a year to go before Indonesia's general election, a survey conducted by President Joko Widodo's camp has thrown up the strong possibility of pairing its leading presidential aspirant, Central Java Governor Ganjar Pranowo, with West Java Governor Ridwan Kamil as vice-president.
The election is scheduled to be held on Feb 14, 2024, and the survey was commissioned in December by those close to Mr Widodo, who is serving his second and final term in office.
The survey, involving 1,200 respondents across Indonesia, was not intended to be made public. The findings will be used by the Jokowi camp to analyse and strategise.
Mr Widodo's ruling coalition, led by Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P), has 471 out of 575 seats in Parliament.
The survey results seen by The Straits Times show that Mr Ridwan, 51, is the most electable vice-presidential candidate if the election is held in December 2023.
Even though his name was not among the simulated pairing in the survey, Mr Ridwan received 24.1 percent of support from the respondents.
The second-best vice-presidential hopeful, Tourism Minister Sandiaga Uno, received only 14.8 percent of support.
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