REPUBLIKA.CO.ID, JAKARTA -- The Association of Indonesian Public Opinion Survey Institutes (Persepsi) has expressed hope for wisdom from the two pairs of presidential and vice candidates with regard to the recent election results.

Persepsi's deputy chairman Muhamad Qodari said various survey institutes had already announced the quick count results of the election on Wednesday, and in this regard, he hoped the two presidential candidates will immediately respond with statements that will calm down the political situation in the country.

"The statements made by the candidates before the election about their readiness to win or lose will have a real meaning today. Could they present the same statement today after the election," he remarked in a discussion on television here on Wednesday.

Qodari, who is also the executive director of Indo Barometer survey institute, praised about what the former governor of Central Java Province, retired major general Bibit Waluyo, had done after he lost in the gubernatorial election some time ago to civilian Ganjar Pranowo.

"I had believed that he will take tough actions, but after quick count results were revealed and the results of the election were concluded, he said in an interview, 'if this is what the people have decided, then I accept it' in order to maintain a calm situation," he pointed out.

Qodari said quick count results by survey institutes were not valid, as the official count will only be made by the General Elections Commission.

The results of quick counts by survey institutes following the election on Wednesday varied.

The vote count results from some institutes such as SMRC, LSI, Indikator, CSIS-Cyrrus, Kompas, and RRI have been in favor of the Jokowi-JK pair, giving them 52 percent of votes on the average, while the rival Prabowo-Hatta pair was given 47 percent.

However, three survey institutes--Puskaptis, JSI, and LSN--had stated that the Prabowo-Hatta pair had won.

"I think the implication will be significant in view of the differences. The highest implication will be that supporters of each camp will insist on their claims of victory. The dispute may turn verbal and also physical and this is what worries us," he said.

In view of that, he said each camp must safeguard the process of recapitulation of vote tallies from polling stations up to national level.

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