PUSKAPTIS Survey: PDIP, PD and Golkar were about even, but with 40% Non-Voters

A Survey held by PUSKAPTIS on 16-24 March 2009 involving 1,250 respondents in 33 provinces, 300 cities and 600 villages with a margin of error of 3% and confidence level of 95% resulted in the following:

1. PDIP = 19,60%
2. Partai Demokrat = 19,18%
3. Partai GOLKAR = 18,25%
4. PKS = 8,78%
5. PPP = 3,50%
6. Gerindra = 2,46%
7. PAN = 2,18%
8. PKB = 1,57%
9. Hanura = 1,35%
10. PBB = 0,35%
11. PDS = 0,19%
12. Other Parties and Non-Voters = 35% - 40%

Because this was a sampling survey, the result of the next election on large cities in Java may be different significantly. For example, PKS may obtain a majority vote in Jakarta. Similarly for Gerindra and Hanura, the two "black horse" of the current election may obtain large votes in large cities in Java.

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Messianic power and strategies to win 2009 Election

A young schoolboy named Ponari from a small Balongsari village, Jombang regency, East Java had been on the news headlines for more than two months, because he was reported to have a messianic power to heal any disease. This news spread throughout Indonesia in a speed of light. Thousands of people flocked into the little village to obtain a cup of magic water as a medicine, after the boy dipped a magic black stone into the water.

In a few days the medicineboy became a new Indonesian selebrity, the poor villlage turn into a wealthy place because everyone in the village can earn more money to improve their living standards, including the boy and his relatives.

What kind of phenomena is happening in this country? It is caused by the fact that most Indonesian are too poor to afford a normal medication, normal food. Any fast and cheap medication that could heal any disease, such as the one offered by the medicineboy, will attract the attention of many Indonesians.

Relating the above fact of life in Indonesia, the following are tips for candidates to win the Legislative and Presidential election in the coming months:

1. Have an emphaty and symphaty for the poor living condition of majority of the people,
2. Able to provide a strategic and logical plan to alleviate the living standards of the people through down-to-earth programs, not programs which are not rational and difficult to implement,
3. Demonstrate his/her seriousness to improve the poor living condition of the people through real actions, especially during the election campaign period (only one-month left),
   
4. Have a good track record as a leader: honest, just, hardworking for the cause of the people, simple living as a symbol of emphaty for the poor condition of the people, never use his/her position as a leader to make profit for himself/heself, the family and his/her group/party,
5. Accept criticism and willing to take suggestions for improving the welfare of the people of Indonesia, not trying to hide facts about the poor condition of the people,
6. Open and transparent in making any important decision or policy for the benefit of the people, as shown in practice by the current US President Barrack Obama.
7. Never advertise success not based on real facts and figures, because voters know if we are telling the truth or not.

Tifatul Sembiring: Golkar-PKS will be a big Political Power

President of Partai Keadilan Sejahtera (PKS) Tifatul Sembiring said on thursday, February 26, 2009 that cooperation between two large parties Golkar and PKS can form a large and powerful political force. His statement was made after the Chairman of Golkar Jusuf Kalla visited PKS Headquarters in Jakarta last night. During the meeting of the two parties, Jusuf Kalla was paired with former Chairman of PKS Hidayat Nur Wahid as running mates for the coming Presidential Election on July 9, 2009.

Tifatul Sembiring said that so far in the Indonesian political environment there were only two blocks of political force, namely S-Block (referring to Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono) and M-Block (Megawati Sukarnoputri). With the new possible coalition between Golkar and PKS, there will be a new Block of political power that will compete with two others.

Acording to Tifatul Sembiring, Mr. Hidayat Nur Wahid so far is still the PKS candidate for the coming Presidential Election, however, a new cooperation is still open for negotiation between the two parties.

In the meantime, Jusuf Kalla said the his visit to PKS HQ is part of the probing for cooperation between Golkar and other parties. We are conducting a "fit-and-proper test".

In another development, Abdurrahman Wahid, Chairman of Nahdatul Ulama (NU) Supervisory Board and Chief Advisor of Partai Demokrasi Perjuangan (PDIP) Taufik Kiemas had agreed to conduct a "Second Ciganjur Meeting" between NU and PDIP to set up Presidential Election 2009 strategy.

With all Major Parties having their own Presidential Candidate, Hidayat Nur Wahid of PKS to be best choice Vice President

With the announcement of Chairman of Golkar Jusuf Kalla as Golkar's Presidential Candidate in 2009 Election, now every Major Parties will need a Vice Presidential running mate to be able to participate ini the July 2009 Presidential Election because of the requirement for each President/Vice President pair to be supported by 20% Parliamentary Vote support. The only major Party that had not annunce their own PresidentialCandidate is Partai Keadilan Sejahtera or PKS with Mr. Hidayat Nur Wahid as its Party's President.

As we all know that PKS, because of its good performance of its leaders and executives in the current Indonesian Parliament and Government for showing as clean and conducting good Governance, we all expect that in the coming Parliamentary Election on April 9, 2009 PKS will get a large votes of confidence from the people of Indonesia.

Thus whatever major Party who had its own Presidential Candidate for 2009 Presidential Election will have a good chance of winning the Election if they take Mr. Hidayat Nur Wahid of PKS as their Vice Presidential running mate. We will see in the coming weeks how the situation will change as predicted.

Former Indonesia Military Chief Wiranto joined the Presidential Race 2009

Former Indonesian Military Chief Retired General Wiranto had joined the Indonesia Presidential Election to be held in July 2009. In his reasoning for joining the Presidential race is that he felt that it was his duty as a responsible citizen to try to help the nation that is badly in of a new President who will lead the country toward peace and prosperity as had been the ideals of our founding fathers.

Wiranto explianed that he was not hunger for a power, because during the transition period from the New Order to the Reformation Order, he could if he wished to grab the Power from the former President Suharto at that time.

Thus his decision to join the Presidential Race in 2009 was purely to help the ailing nation.

President SBY and Vice President JK to compete in 2009 Election

Presdent Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono (SBY) said yesterday that he is ready to compete with Vice President Jusuf Kalla (JK), Chairman of Golkar Party if he is proposed as Golkar's candidate for the next Presidential Election. However Presiden SBY assured that the candicacy of JK as President 2009-2014 from Golkar Party will not affect the current relationship between him and JK as President/Vice Presiden in the United Cabinet 2004-2009.

He respect the decision of JK as the Presidential Candidate of Partai Golkar. He believe that both men understand the Indonesian Election ethic. In the past, President Megawati also had to compete in the 2004 Presidetial Election with her former Vice President Hamzah Haz. This is Democracy Indonesian style.

Afraid of Politization, Vice President Jusuf Kalla cancelled Press Conference

The arrival of Vice President Jusuf Kalla from a trip to USA and Europe was delayed for 4 days. His arrival yesterday, Sunday February 14, 2009 at Jakarta International Airport at 06:00 a.m. was greeted by Golkar Party executives. Originally he was scheduled to give interviews to reporters that had been waiting his arrival for some time, but Mr. Jusuf Kalla cancelled the interview to avoid possible politization of the event by the press.

He said that he must report to President SBY on the result of his foreign trip to USA and Europe before talking to the Indonesian press. His delayed arrival coincided with the ending of Golkar Party Convention held a few days ago, and was suspected as a tactics to avoid announcing Golkar Party Presidential Candidate for the coming election.

In another situation, Golkar Party had released a TV advertising showing that Golkar Leadership as a solid team to face the coming election. Former Golkar Chief Akbar Tanjung commented that as for the Party's goals, all Golkar executives had the same opinion, however, as far as the implementation of the goals, they may differed.