The latest survey on voter preference for possible presidential candidates has shown that incumbent Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono would win the election if held today, local press said Monday.
According to a survey by the Indonesian Survey Institute (LSI), Yudhoyono was likely to win his nomination for re-election, although his popularity has sharply declined since the 2004 presidential election, reported English daily The Jakarta Post.
"If the presidential election was held this year, his chance to become the next Indonesian president would be bigger, particularly if he faced a head-to-head battle with Megawati (Soekarnoputri) or current Vice President Jusuf Kalla," LSI executive director Saiful Mujani was quoted as saying.
He said a fight with Megawati would likely leave Yudhoyono the winner with around 55 percent of the vote and Megawati with just 35 percent, while a battle with Kalla would also return Yudhoyono to power with 66 percent and give Kalla only 15 percent of the vote.
"From the public's point of view, Megawati, Sutiyoso, Jusuf Kalla and the other candidates are not able to compete with Yudhoyono," he added.
The LSI survey, conducted from September until early October this year, evaluated the first three years of the Yudhoyono-Kalla government. The survey involved 1,300 eligible voters across the country with the levels of trust reaching 95 percent.
The survey checked the knowledge of the public about the 2009 presidential election, including the importance of a president in their daily life, people's electoral characteristics and the performance of the ruling government.
Source: Xinhua
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