Prabowo's Approval Rating Drops 30 Percent: SMRC

Public approval of Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto has plummeted by roughly 30 percent in the past nine months, according to a new survey by Saiful Mujani Research and Consulting (SMRC).

SMRC Executive Director Deni Irvani stated that public approval stood at 51.1 percent in July 2026, a stark contrast to the 81.2 percent recorded in November 2025. This significant drop is attributed to increasingly negative public assessments of national conditions, particularly concerning the economy, politics, and law enforcement.

Conversely, the SMRC data reveals a sharp increase in public dissatisfaction with President Prabowo's performance. Dissatisfaction rose to 46.9 percent in July 2026, up from approximately 16 percent in November 2025. The latest poll, conducted between July 5 and 19, 2026, with 749 respondents, indicated that only 4.8 percent felt very satisfied, while 46.3 percent were somewhat satisfied. A combined 46.9 percent expressed some level of dissatisfaction.

The survey, titled "Economic Political Conditions and President's Approval Rating," targeted eligible Indonesian voters. SMRC employed a mixed-method approach, interviewing 605 respondents by phone and 144 in person, with a margin of error of 3.7 percent at a 95 percent confidence level.

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The drop in public satisfaction is closely tied to deteriorating sentiment regarding the economy, politics, and law enforcement.