Survey institutions hired to assess governor candidates' popularity
Survey institutions hired to assess governor candidates' popularity
Jonker Rumteh, The Jakarta Post, Manado
A team of researchers hired by Christian-based Prosperous Peace
Party (PDS) presented on Tuesday night the methodology used in a
survey held recently in the province to assess the popularity of
PDS gubernatorial candidates.
The survey was the second to date following a similar survey
held in Batam recently to gauge the popularity of Batam
gubernatorial candidates ahead of the direct election of
governors of regional governments this year.
During a presentation on Tuesday night in a hotel in Manado,
researcher Shervas Pandur from the Institute for Good Governance
said that his team had deployed 180 interviewers to all
municipalities and regencies in North Sulawesi province.
The interviewers have interviewed 1,462 randomly in nine
municipalities and regencies in the province, said Shervas.
"The survey is aimed at gauging the popularity of
gubernatorial candidates from the PDS," said Shervas.
Some individuals have applied to be PDS candidates, and once
chosen they must compete with other candidates from other parties
in the election of North Sulawesi governor in June this year.
Top notch party members were present in the presentation,
including PDS secretary-general Denny Tewu. Also present were
candidate Brig. Gen. Wenny Warouw and a member of a campaign team
of candidate Lt. Gen. Johny Lumintang.
According to Shervas, every question directed to the
interviewees had earlier been discussed with statisticians and
communication experts so that the questions carried weight.
The survey outcomes will be handed over to the PDS central
board as part of its criteria to select North Sulawesi candidates
from the party.
"We do not disclose the survey outcome in the presentation,
but we will hand it over to the PDS central board," said Shervas,
whose institution worked together with polling institution
Frontier in the survey.
Deny Tewu confirmed that the party is cooperating with the
Institute for Good Governance and Frontier to hold a survey to
choose candidates for head of the regional governments in the
country ahead of the direct election. "The survey outcome will
not be published, but the candidates are given the opportunity to
see the survey outcomes," said Deny.
According to Deny, besides the popularity of the candidate
other criteria included personal capability and integrity.
"The survey outcome alone will count for 45 percent," said
Deny, adding that the party will announce its candidates on
Thursday. Besides Brig. Gen. (police) Wenny Warouw and Lt. Gen.
(Army) Johny Lumintang, another candidate is Brig. Gen. (police)
Herald Dotulong.