Indonesia President Prabowo's approval steady at 78% despite challenges

8/11/2025 17:47

Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto's public approval rating is steady at 78% a year after he took office, a survey showed on Saturday, despite a challenging first year in office marked by deadly student protests.



Prabowo's approval is little changed from 80.9% in the previous poll, released in January. He took office in October 2024 after sweeping a general election, but his government has had to deal with a number of economic and social challenges, including the protests against some of his policies.



Only 20.8% of respondents in the new survey expressed dissatisfaction with Prabowo, Burhanuddin Muhtadi, founder of independent polling organisation Indikator Politik Indonesia, told journalists.



"Based on our national survey ... the variable that makes the public most satisfied is eradicating corruption," Muhtadi said, adding that Prabowo also received high marks for social assistance and his signature free-meals programme.



Prabowo's lowest approval was for the political situation, at 31% in the survey, conducted between October 20 to 27 and involving 1,220 respondents. The highest was for security at 56.5%.