Commitment to Maintain Unity Underlined

Kompas/Alif Ichwan

A mounted banner shows the results of a survey by polling agency Poltracking Indonesia indicating the two potential candidates with the highest electability in the 2019 presidential election, President Joko Widodo and Prabowo Subianto. The survey’s result was announced on Sunday (18/2) in an event attended by (left to right) Gerindra Party deputy chair Fadli Zon, Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P) politician Maruarar Sirait, House of Representatives Speaker Bambang Soesatyo and Democrat Party lawmaker Roy Suryo.

JAKARTA, KOMPAS — Commitment to holding a peaceful general election in 2019 was underlined by political party leaders during the drawing of candidate numbers for the 2019 elections on Sunday at the General Elections Commission (KPU) in Jakarta.

Aside from stating their commitment, several political parties also immediately outlined steps to disseminate information to the public about the numbers picked, despite the campaign period only kicking off in September. At the same time, the outcomes of several surveys regarding the presidential and vice presidential candidates were also released.