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Slumping approval rating for Jokowi-Kalla: Indo Barometer
A new Indo Barometer survey shows that public approval of the Joko âJokowiâ Widodo-Jusuf Kalla administration slumping, standing at only 57
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new Indo Barometer survey shows that public approval of the Joko 'Jokowi' Widodo-Jusuf Kalla administration slumping, standing at only 57.5 percent, though public perception of the presidential institution itself remains high, at 88.3 percent.
'From the results of the survey it is very clear that immediate measures need to be taken to improve the administration's work performance. There is still a chance [for improvement], as the favorable rating for the presidential institution is still quite high even though public satisfaction in the President is low,' Indo Barometer director M. Qodari said as quoted by Antara in Jakarta on Monday.
Conducted from March 13 to March 25, the survey involved 1,200 respondents in 34 provinces, with a margin of error of 3 percent and a trust level of 95 percent.
Qodari said the survey revealed that the satisfaction rating for Jokowi-Kalla's Cabinet was even lower, at 46.8 percent.
'Only Maritime Affairs and Fisheries Minister Susi Pudjiastuti is widely known by the public [32.1 percent] and she is considered to have the best work performance [24.1 percent],' said Qodari.
Coordinating Human Development and Culture Minister Puan Maharani ranked second in terms of popularity, with a 9.6 percent approval rating, followed by Culture and Elementary and Secondary Education Minister Anies Baswedan at 6.5 percent.
Anies ranked second in terms of work performance, with a 3.9 percent approval rating, followed by Puan with 3.4 percent.
Qodari said the survey results were a warning to President Jokowi's administration to immediately improve its work performance.
Commenting on the survey, former coordinating economic minister Rizal Ramli said President Jokowi administration's work performance was disappointing, especially for middle to lower income citizens.
'Six months after its inauguration, the Jokowi-Kalla administration has shown a very disappointing work performance for persons of low or middle incomes. They are unhappy, as food commodity prices have continued to soar,' he said.
Rizal said the President's ministers, especially those who were in the field of the economy, were incapable.
'They cannot resolve the problems and instead have continued to worsen the situation,' he said.
Jokowi's economic ministers were unable to find a formula to cope with the ongoing economic crisis aside from increasing commodity prices, he added. (ebf)
