Jakarta (Antara) - Former finance minister Sri Mulyani Indrawati had been considered as a potential vice presidential candidate for Jokowi, according to a survey. Sri Mulyani was ranked sixth of ten potential candidates in the Populi Center's recent survey of professionals in Jakarta, with an electability of 5.8 percent. "Her name (Sri Mulyani) was frequently mentioned as a vice presidential candidate. Although she had long been away from Indonesia, she was still remembered and was in the minds of Jakarta's professionals," Populi Center's head Nico Harjanto said here on Thursday when he presented the survey results. Topping the list of potential candidates was former vice president Jusuf Kalla with an electability of 21.6 percent, followed by Dahlan Iskan with 16.6 percent, Basuki Tjahaja Purnama with 14.2 percent, Chairul Tanjung with 10 percent and Hatta Rajasa with 8.8 percent. Sri Mulyani's electability was 5.8 percent, followed by Puan Maharani with 3.0 percent, General Moeldoko with 1.8 percent, Darmin Nasution with 1.3 percent and Agus Martowardojo with 1.2 percent. The survey had also showed the preference of Jakarta professionals with regard to candidates who are conversant with macro-economics and politics. Candidates with knowledge of macroeconomics and politics were surveyed because Jokowi, who was considered the favorite candidate for the president, once said that he would prefer someone who was a master in macro-economics and politics as his vice president. "The result was that five names were selected, namely Basuki Tjahaja Purnama, Hatta Rajasa, Sri Mulyani, Agus Martowardojo and Darmin Nasution. The last three names had often emerged," he said. (*) Reporting by Ade Irma Junida

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