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Jokowi-Maruf administration enjoys rebound in public confidence
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President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo speaks during a Cabinet meeting in Jakarta, Jan. 30, 2023. (Presidential Secretariat Press Bureau/Muchlis Jr)
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pproval of the President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo and Vice President Ma’ruf Amin administration has seen a rebound in a recent poll by the research arm of Kompas daily, with respondents particularly satisfied with how the government has maintained political stability and security ahead of the elections next year.
The January survey, published in a Kompas report on Monday, found that 69.3 percent of respondents approved of the performance of the Jokowi-Ma’ruf administration, increasing from 62.1 percent in October, when their leadership suffered the lowest rating in their three years in office. The approval rating of their administration had trended downward since the all-time high of 73.9 percent in January of last year.
The latest figure is also the administration’s second-highest approval rating ever.
The poll interviewed 1,202 respondents in person across the country from Jan. 25 to Feb. 4 and had a margin of error of 2.8 percent with a 95 percent confidence level.
The share of respondents who said they were dissatisfied with the government's performance also decreased to 30.7 percent in January from 37.9 percent in October.
To measure the overall approval rating of the government, the survey asked respondents 20 topics that were categorized into four major areas of politics and security, law enforcement, the economy and social welfare. It found that all 20 indicators generally saw an increase in approval compared with the October survey, although some indicators increased more significantly than others.
Of the four major areas, respondents were most satisfied with the government’s performance in politics and security as well as social welfare, at 79.2 percent and 77.3 percent, respectively. Meanwhile, only 55.1 percent of respondents were satisfied with the performance in law enforcement and 53.5 percent in the economy.
