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View all search resultsSurvey finds Indonesians ‘prefer’ bin Salman, Putin
A survey conducted at the end of 2021 shows that Indonesians had strong confidence in their own President and a handful of authoritarian leaders, but tended to rank regional leaders low.
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public opinion poll conducted by Australian think tank Lowy Institute has found that although the majority of Indonesians were committed to democracy, many showed a high level of confidence in authoritarian leaders, including Russian President Vladimir Putin.
The survey found that four in 10 respondents, or 40 percent of those surveyed, said they had confidence in Putin.
“It should be noted, though, that this survey was conducted prior to the 2022 invasion of Ukraine,” the think tank said in a statement.
The survey also showed that respondents had a preference for other authoritarian leaders like Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Muhamad bin Salman (57 percent) and the United Arab Emirates’ Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed (52 percent).
“Respondents express these high levels of confidence, regardless of their stated religion,” it said.
For Indonesia Poll 2021, the Lowy Institute surveyed a nationally representative sample of 3,000 Indonesians aged 17 to 65 from 33 provinces between Nov. 29 and Dec. 24.
The survey also found that the majority of respondents, at a staggering 74 percent, said they had confidence in the leadership of President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo.
