Indonesia is struggling to boost economic growth despite Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto’s lavish spending plans. -- PHOTO: AFP
JAKARTA (Bloomberg): Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto’s approval rating has fallen slightly from the beginning of the year, amid growing unease about the economy in Southeast Asia’s most populous nation.
About 78% of Indonesians interviewed said they were satisfied or very satisfied with Prabowo’s performance since he took office just over a year ago, according to a survey released on Saturday by Indikator Politik.
Much lower than that compared with the 79% satisfaction rate in a poll by the researcher in January.
The latest survey interviewed 1,220 people across Indonesia in October, and has a margin of error of 2.9%.
Indonesia is struggling to boost economic growth despite Prabowo’s lavish spending plans, which include free school meals and a new sovereign wealth fund.
The former general took office after being elected with a sizeable majority, but has been forced to deal with job losses in key industries and headwinds to global trade.
His government faced widespread and violent protests in August because of planned perks for lawmakers.
Since then, the president has sought to quell discontent with waves of stimulus announcements, including jobs programs targeted at students.
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