Indopol Survey: Public Satisfaction with Prabowo Declines

A national survey by Indopol Survey recorded that the public satisfaction level with President Prabowo Subianto reached 59.75 percent. Although the majority of respondents still expressed satisfaction, the institution found a declining trend compared to survey results conducted several months earlier. Indopol Survey Executive Director Ratno Sulistiyanto stated that the decline was mainly influenced by economic issues still felt by the public. “In our data, when compared to survey findings from around four months prior, this figure tends to decline,” he said during the presentation of the survey results on Tuesday, 9 June 2026. Of the respondents who expressed dissatisfaction with Prabowo’s performance, 34.14 percent cited rising staple food prices as the main reason. Another contributing factor was the lack of job creation and high unemployment, especially among young people, mentioned by 15.76 percent of respondents. Meanwhile, 6.46 percent of respondents felt the government’s economic policies prioritised the interests of business owners over the public. A further 5.85 percent mentioned their family’s economic condition not improving as a reason for their dissatisfaction. The survey also noted that 48.21 percent of respondents considered the national economic condition to be just average. Only 16.1 percent assessed the national economy as good, while 35.69 percent stated the current economic condition was poor. At the household level, nearly half of respondents, or 49.51 percent, said their family’s economic condition had not changed compared to a year ago. Several other respondents assessed that their household economic condition had actually worsened. The majority of respondents also admitted to feeling the impact of the weakening rupiah exchange rate on their economic situation. A total of 18.21 percent said the impact was very large, while 30.65 percent felt the rupiah’s depreciation significantly affected their household economy. Similar findings emerged on the issue of fuel price hikes. A total of 53.5 percent of respondents admitted that rising fuel prices had a major impact on their economy. The survey also showed that 77.8 percent of respondents disagreed if fuel prices were raised. Economic observer Yanuar Rizky assessed that the survey results show economic issues remain the main determinant of public perception of the government. He argued that the government’s policy of holding down fuel prices through subsidies was not enough to address public anxiety. “The public’s greatest disappointment actually stems from the rise in staple food prices. This means that merely controlling fuel prices is not sufficient,” said Yanuar. He stated that the increase in staple food prices indicates a cost structure beyond fuel prices that the government cannot fully control. The weakening of the rupiah exchange rate, he said, has the potential to increase production costs and ultimately impact the prices of goods and job creation. In addition to the satisfaction level with President Prabowo, the survey also recorded public trust in the central government at 49 percent. An assessment of the government’s overall performance showed that 51.06 percent of respondents felt the government was performing as expected, while 48.95 percent assessed its performance as below expectations. The survey, conducted on 1,230 respondents across 38 provinces, was held from 26 May to 1 June 2026. It used a multistage random sampling method with a margin of error of plus or minus 2.8 percent and a 95 percent confidence level.