Jumat, 10 November 2023 – 09:54 WIB
Jakarta – Populi Center Survey Institute released the results of a national survey on public response to the Constitutional Court’s decision on the age limit for presidential and vice-presidential candidates, with 53.1 percent agreeing with the age limit decision.
Populi Center researcher Hartanto Rosojati, in the release of the national survey results “Road to 2024 Election” in Jakarta on Thursday, November 9, 2023, said that the Constitutional Court’s decision became one of the issues that greatly affected the political constellation, which also influenced public policy issues and electoral constellations.
“From the survey results, it turns out that 53.1 percent of the public agree with the Constitutional Court’s decision that one of the requirements for presidential candidates and vice-presidential candidates is to be aged 40 years or to have served as a regional head even if they are under 40 years old,” said Hartanto.
However, from the survey conducted using a face-to-face interview data collection method using the Populi Center survey application to 1,200 respondents selected through multistage random sampling, with a margin of error (MoE) of approximately 2.83 percent and a confidence level of 95 percent, it was obtained that 34.5 percent of the respondents are undecided, and 12.4 percent did not respond.
In addition to the Constitutional Court decision, the survey also sought to assess public perceptions of the issue of political dynasties that are currently under scrutiny.
The survey results showed that 62.1 percent of the public stated that they could accept or were indifferent, with details of 15.8 percent could accept, and 46.3 percent were indifferent.
“According to the public, about 61.1 percent of the people, yes, could accept or were indifferent to the issue of political dynasties or did not see it as a problem in this situation,” said Hartanto.
Meanwhile, 27.4 percent of the public could not accept, with details of 18.2 percent could not accept, and 9.2 percent strongly could not accept.
“So, if we look at the data, it turns out that the issue of political dynasties is not a crucial issue for the general public, because the public views it as normal, and it is still acceptable,” said Hartanto.
Another issue asked of the public relates to politicians switching parties. Some 15.3 percent of the public could accept it, but 46.7 percent considered it normal.
“Meaning it is acceptable and normal for politicians to switch parties, according to the public, it is a common thing, while around 19.5 percent cannot accept it,” he said.
The Populi Center national survey was conducted after the registration of presidential and vice presidential candidates at the KPU RI, from October 29 to November 5, with the sample respondents distributed proportionally across 38 provinces, including the four new Autonomous Regions in the Papua region. (ant)
