ECONOMIC WOES:
The Indonesian president’s popularity plunged to 51.1% from 82.1% in November, while the central bank chief quit before his term ends in 2028
The approval rating of Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto fell to 51.1 percent this month, a poll showed, with respondents pointing to the state of the country’s economy more than a year and a half into his term.Prabowo’s approval rating stood at 81.2 percent in November last year, before falling to 66.4 percent in a survey conducted between late February and early March, Deni Irvani, executive director of Saiful Mujani Research and Consulting, said during a livestreamed press conference on Sunday.“Public perceptions of a deteriorating national economy were the main factor behind the decline in satisfaction with his performance,” Irvani said.
Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto, right, walks with FBI Director Kash Patel during their meeting in Jakarta on Wednesday.
Nearly half of the respondents, or 49.4 percent, said economic conditions were either “bad” or “very bad,” with just 15.7 percent saying the economy was doing well, down from 40 percent in November.The survey confirmed the opinions of some economists that while Indonesia’s economic growth figures are accurate, they do not reflect perceptions of prosperity on an individual level, Irvani said.
