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Buoyed by G20 Summit, Jokowi’s approval rating rises
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President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo delivers his closing speech during the B20 Summit as part of the G20 dialogue, in Nusa Dua on the resort island of Bali on Nov. 14, 2022. (AFP/Bay Ismoyo)
While President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo had to endure several challenges to his administration in 2022, a recent survey found that the President closed the year with a 71.3 percent approval rating, his highest since August, buoyed by the public’s positive perception of Indonesia’s hosting of the Group of 20 Summit.
Heads of states from 19 of the world’s largest economies, plus the European Union, gathered in Bali for the November summit in a year marked by rising geopolitical tensions.
“This is unique, because these events are considered for the elite and typically aren’t within the public's consciousness," said pollster Indikator Politik Indonesia executive director Burhanuddin Mutadi. But due to massive publicity for the event by the government, the public’s awareness of the issue rose from just 30 percent in June to 52 percent in December.
The survey, conducted from Dec. 1-6, 2022, with 1,200 respondents and released on Wednesday, showed that the public viewed the summit as a "win" for Indonesia, with 89.2 percent of respondents that were aware of the event believing that Indonesia’s success in hosting the summit would strengthen the country’s profile among the global community.
The positive response to the G20 Summit led to Jokowi receiving a 5 percent bump in his approval ratings, up from 66.2 percent in November.
Despite various challenges in 2022, including public dissatisfaction over soaring cooking oil prices that led to his rating hitting a six-year low of 58.1 percent in May, the police murder scandal in August and the Kanjuruhan soccer stadium disaster that killed over 100 people in October, the public has generally approved of Jokowi’s administration.
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