Two years is enough time for a government to demonstrate its performance. The honeymoon is over, and the promises Prabowo-Gibran once shouted from the campaign stage must now face the prices of staple goods, job opportunities, and the people’s wallets. This study is, in essence, a reflection of the public’s reckoning: what has been delivered, what was merely a promise, who has benefited most, and what impact it has had on society.
These questions should, in essence, be raised in parliament. But when almost all political forces have merged into the governing coalition, legislative oversight has lost its bite, and citizens’ grievances stop at the doors of the DPR without ever becoming a political position.
This study was born out of that vacuum, in the hope that it can serve as material for evaluating the government, as well as a channel to amplify the voices of a public that can no longer find representation in the institution meant to represent it. The study examines public perceptions of Prabowo-Gibran’s leadership and the government’s performance. The past two years have also been marked by excessively frequent ministerial changes. It is hoped that this study can serve as a mirror, showing who deserves to be retained and who should be replaced for failing to carry out their duties and create public policies that improve people’s welfare, based on public assessments rather than political horse-trading.
Two-Year Report Card on the Prabowo–Gibran Administration Download