In an official statement issued by the Faculty of Social and Political Sciences (FISIP) at Universitas Riau on November 21, 2024, the faculty responded to reports by online media outlets in Riau Province regarding a statement from the Coordinator of Election Corner (EC) FISIP Universitas Riau, Dr. Tito Handoko, S.IP., M.Si. The statement claimed that the Afni-Syamsurizal pair led the Siak Regency regional election based on an EC survey.
The Dean of FISIP Universitas Riau, Dr. Meyzi Heriyanto, S.Sos., M.Si., firmly stated that FISIP UNRI, through Election Corner, has never conducted any surveys related to the regional elections, especially in Siak Regency. This situation has caused a framing effect within the community.
Dr. Meyzi expressed concern over certain individuals who have used the name of FISIP or Election Corner for unofficial activities.
"To those who conducted surveys under the name of Election Corner FISIP Universitas Riau, we request that they publicly apologize and clarify their actions to the leadership of FISIP Universitas Riau," he said.
The Dean emphasized that Election Corner FISIP is not registered with the provincial General Elections Commission (KPU) as an official institution authorized to publish survey results.
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