Poltracking offers five recommendations to improve Prabowo-Gibran performance
Jakarta (ANTARA) - Pollster Poltracking Indonesia has recommended five agendas to improve the performance of the administration of President Prabowo Subianto and Vice President Gibran Rakabuming Raka following a downward trend in public satisfaction.
Poltracking Indonesia Senior Researcher Masduri Amrawi said in a statement in Jakarta on Monday that the public trust level of 63.2 percent remains social capital for the government to carry out performance improvements.
“The figure of 63.2 percent is not merely a statistic, but rather strong political and social ammunition for the Prabowo-Gibran duo to immediately execute five strategic policy formulations in order to genuinely boost people’s welfare,” Masduri said.
Based on Poltracking’s survey conducted on 14-20 August 2026, the level of public satisfaction with the Prabowo-Gibran administration was recorded at 55.1 percent, while the public trust level stood at 63.2 percent.
The satisfaction level shows a downward trend compared with Poltracking’s previous surveys.
Poltracking recorded public satisfaction of 78.1 percent in October 2025, then 74.1 percent in March 2026, 72.2 percent in May, 58.4 percent in July, and 55.1 percent in August 2026.
By sector, the highest satisfaction levels were in education at 63.9 percent, social and cultural affairs at 63.7 percent, health at 62.6 percent, and defence and security at 61.6 percent.
Meanwhile, satisfaction with politics and national stability was recorded at 51.9 percent, law and corruption eradication at 48.3 percent, and the economy at 41.8 percent.
To improve government performance, Poltracking recommended five agendas, beginning with maintaining people’s purchasing power and expanding employment opportunities.
Poltracking noted that 44.3 percent of respondents cited the high price of basic necessities as their main concern, while 62.5 percent said household spending is currently greater than in the previous year.
The second agenda is to evaluate and sharpen the government’s priority programmes, including the Free Nutritious Meals (MBG) programme and the Red and White Village Cooperatives (KDMP), so that their implementation delivers more optimal benefits to the public.
The next agenda includes improving governance and public communication as well as strengthening law enforcement and corruption eradication.
Poltracking also recommended strengthening checks and balances mechanisms and harmonising the relationship between the President and Vice President.
“The solidity of Prabowo-Gibran, if balanced with proportional parliamentary control, will mature a democratic climate that is both dynamic and productive,” Masduri said.
The Poltracking survey was conducted face-to-face on 14-20 August 2026 involving 1,220 respondents distributed proportionally across 38 provinces.
The survey used a stratified multistage random sampling method with a margin of error of approximately 2.9 percent at a 95 percent confidence level.