Jokowi, Popularitasnya Sulit Disaingi oleh Tokoh Islam
Popularity Joko Widodo Difficult Rivaled by Islamic Figures
Reporter : Rizki Saleh
Editor : Cahyani Harzi
Translator : Dhelia Gani
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Jakarta (B2B) - Direktur Eksekutif Lembaga Survei Nasional (LSN), Umar S. Bakry mengatakan bahwa tokoh-tokoh Islam tidak akan mampu menandingi popularitas Joko Widodo dalam pemilihan presiden 2014.
"Tak ada gunanya apabila partai-partai Islam ingin mengusulkan calon presiden mereka sendiri. Mereka harus realistis, [mereka hanya dapat mengusulkan] wakil calon presiden," kata Umar kepada pers di Hotel Atlet Century, Minggu (24/11).
Pernyataan tersebut dilontarkan Umar berdasarkan survei yang dilakukan oleh LSN pada 20 Oktober 2013, yang melibatkan 1.240 responden di 34 provinsi. Survei secara terbuka bertanya apakah ada tokoh Islam yang berpotensi menyatukan partai-partai Islam dalam Pemilu 2014.
Ketua Mahkamah Konstitusi (MK), Mahfud Md, oleh responden danggap mampu menyatukan parpol Islam mendapat 16,4% suara, diikuti oleh Rhoma Irama dengan 12,7% dan Muhaimin Iskandar dengan 9,6%.
Namun, dalam risetnya, Umar menyimpulkan bahwa Mahfud Md tidak akan mampu bersaing dengan Jokowi meskipun ia dianggap memiliki potensi menyatukan parpol Islam.
"Selama Jokowi dan Prabowo masih laku dijual, keduanya akan sulit disaingi. Paling tidak Mahfud Md bisa menjadi calon wakil presiden," katanya.
Penelitian ini juga menyoroti tentang nasib partai-partai Islam dalam pemilu legislatif dan pemilihan presiden 2014. Hasil survei menunjukkan bahwa 45,6% orang mengaku mendukung rencana untuk membangun koalisi partai-partai Islam.
Jakarta (B2B) - Umar S. Bakry, Executive Director of the National Survey Institution (LSN), said that Islamic figures would not be able to compete with Joko Widodo´s popularity in terms of running for the 2014 presidential election.
"It´s pointless if Islamic parties want to propose their own presidential candidate. Realistically, [they can only propose] vice presidential candidates," Umar said during a press conference at the Hotel Atlet Century, Sunday, November 24.
Umar´s statement was made based on a survey conducted by LSN on October 20, which invovled 1,240 respondents in 34 provinces. The survey openly asked was there any Islamic figure that could potentially unite Islamic parties in the 2014 Election.
Mahfud Md., former Constitutional Court Chief Justice, was considered to be capable in delivering the task with 16.4 percent of vote, followed by Rhoma Irama with 12.7 percent and Muhaimin Iskandar with 9.6 percent.
However, in his research, Umar concluded that Mahfud Md. would not be able to compete with Jokowi even though he was considered to have potential in uniting the Islamic Parties.
"As long as Jokow and Prabowo are still running, it´ll be hard to compete. At least Mahfud Md. can be a candidate for vice president," he said.
The research also shed light on the fate of Islamic parties in legislative election and presidential election in 2014. The survey showed that 45.6 percent of the people admitted to support the plan to establish a coalition of Islamic parties.
