Public
satisfaction with President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo and Vice President Jusuf Kala
is continuously declining, according to a survey conducted by Indo
Barometer.Indo Barometer’s survey, released on Thursday, shows that public
satisfaction with Jokowi is only 46 percent in September, down from 57.5
percent in March.
Meanwhile, public satisfaction with Jusuf Kalla is
currently 42.1 percent, down from 53.3 percent.Indo Barometer executive
director M Qodari explained that most respondents were not satisfied with the
government's economic performance.
“The public pays serious attention to the economy.
When asked about the failures of the Jokowi-Kalla administration, the four top
answers related to the economy,” said Qodari as reported by kompas.com on
Thursday.
Similarly, the public satisfaction rate with cabinet
ministers declined to 37.1 percent, down from 46.8 percent in March.
According to the survey, 17.3 percent of respondents
say that the government fails to maintain the price of basic commodities, 13.3
percent of respondents say the government fails to solve the economic problems,
7.4 percent of respondents say the government fails to prevent the rupiah from
weakening and 4.1 percent say that the government has failed to maintain fuel
prices.
Respondents also think that Jokowi failed to create
jobs, failed to control his ministers and failed to fight against corruption.
Meanwhile, those who are happy with the government's
performance say that the government has been successful with its health
program, education programs and its fight against narcotics.
The survey was held Sept. 14-22 in 34 provinces
involving 1,200 respondents, with 95 percent confident and a 3 percent error
margin. Jokowi and Kalla were inaugurated as President and Vice President on
Oct. 20 after winning last year’s presidential election. The pair garnered
53.15 percent of votes, beating Gerindra Party chief patron Prabowo Subianto
and his running mate Hatta Rajasa, who won 46.85 percent.
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