IPR: Government Committed to Reforming Ministries and Institutions

The decline in satisfaction levels is a natural consequence of the reform process. President Prabowo is pushing a clean-up agenda across various ministries and agencies, including law enforcement institutions. In the short term, this situation

Jakarta (ANTARA) - Iwan Setiawan, Executive Director of Indonesia Political Review (IPR), has said that the clean-up of various ministries and agencies reflects the government’s commitment to building clean and accountable governance.

In a written statement in Jakarta on Friday, Iwan said the agenda of bureaucratic reform and corruption eradication often triggers political resistance and affects public perception, particularly when the government exposes problems in various strategic institutions.

“The decline in satisfaction levels is a natural consequence of the reform process. President Prabowo is pushing a clean-up agenda across various ministries and agencies, including law enforcement institutions. In the short term, this makes the public see more and more corruption cases being uncovered, which affects perceptions of the government’s performance,” he said.

According to Iwan, the increase in reporting on corruption cases does not automatically indicate that corrupt practices are worsening. Rather, the situation reflects oversight mechanisms and law enforcement working more actively.

“From a governance perspective, what matters more is the state’s courage to carry out reform, strengthen oversight systems, and enforce accountability regardless of the institution involved,” he said.

Iwan also assessed that the proliferation of corruption revelations, including those involving a number of regional heads, shows that efforts to improve governance are under way.

According to him, the next challenge is ensuring that legal processes proceed professionally, transparently, and consistently so that public trust can be restored.

“Going forward, President Prabowo’s success will be determined largely by his ability to turn this clean-up agenda into improvements that people can feel directly, whether through better public services, a cleaner bureaucracy, or fairer law enforcement. Once these results start to become tangible, we believe public trust has the potential to rise again,” Iwan said.