Hizbul Ridho, Jakarta – President Joko Widodo's popularity has taken a steep tumble following a slew of controversial policy initiatives, prompting a call for a cabinet reshuffle to boost his admin

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Hans Nicholas Jong, Jakarta – The public and media have once again given mixed reviews to the Cabinet of President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo, with some ministers praised for progressive initiatives and

Jakarta – Minister of Marine Affairs and Fisheries Susi Pudjiastuti is the most popular member of President Joko Widodo's cabinet, according to one survey released Saturday.

Jakarta – President Joko Widodo's popularity was plunging sharply on the eve of his 100th day in office, which is today, while analysts scrutinize his cabinet's poor performance obscured behind a s

Hans Nicholas Jong, Jakarta – A new public opinion survey has found that only three months after taking office, President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo is losing popularity, with his approval rating startin

Bagus BT Saragih, Jakarta – A public opinion poll has found that President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo was deemed the most credible replacement for Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI

Hans Nicholas Jong, Jakarta – The country's Democracy Index (DI) increased this year due to a boost in public political participation as well as the peaceful ending to the political bat

Bagus BT Saragih and Hans Nicholas Jong, Jakarta – A survey has revealed that Golkar Party chairman Aburizal Bakrie, who is seeking reelection in the party's upcoming congress, is least

Jakarta – A survey by the pollster Indonesian Survey Circle (LSI) has revealed that most Indonesians want the "shadow" leadership appointed by the Indonesian Democratic of Struggle-led

Jakarta – The Indonesian Survey Circle (LSI) has found in its latest survey that most people are reserving their judgment on the Working Cabinet formed by President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo

Jakarta – After assuming the nation's highest office just a little more than a week ago, findings from a new survey reveal a high degree of public trust in its new leader, President Jok

SP/Robertus Wardhy & SP/Yeremia Sukoyo, Jakarta – As the House of Representatives prepares to pass a bill that would put an end to direct elections of local leaders, a poll released

Kennial Caroline Laia, Jakarta – As the inauguration of President-elect Joko Widodo draws near, the challenges that commonly plague a country's top executive already have him surrounded

Jakarta – The Indonesian Association for Public Opinion Surveys (Persepi) will apply strict rules and a code of ethics on its members to prevent them from duping the public with fraudul

Hasyim Widhiarto, Jakarta – Losing presidential candidate Prabowo Subianto and his die-hard supporters have vowed to fight until the last drop of blood to secure the presidency for the

Carlos Paath, Jakarta – Roughly a month after Indonesians across the archipelago elected a new president, defeated candidate Prabowo Subianto, who has spent the weeks after the election

Jakarta – The Association of Indonesian Public Opinion Surveys Firms (Persepi) completed its audit of the Strategic and International Studies-Cyrus Network (CSIS-Cyrus), Indikator Polit

Hasyim Widhiarto, Jakarta – Two public opinion polls released on Monday suggested that presidential candidate Joko "Jokowi" Widodo could win Wednesday's presidential election, albeit wi

Michael Bachelard – A credible new poll has injected hope into Jakarta governor Joko Widodo's presidential campaign, showing that he's rebounded from a slump to a moderately convincing

Jakarta – Five days before the July 9 presidential election, the Central Statistics Agency (BPS) published on Friday what it called Indonesia's Democracy Index (IDI), showing that the c

Jakarta – In early April, one of the most credible pollsters following the Indonesian presidential race gave Jakarta Governor Joko Widodo a 30-point lead over his rival, Prabowo Subiant

Jakarta – Jakarta Governor Joko "Jokowi" Widodo is holding on to his strong lead in the race to become Indonesia's next president though it is narrowing ahead of the July 9 vote, a new

Hans Nicholas Jong, Jakarta – Despite logistical problems and reported cases of vote manipulation, voters consider the General Elections Commission (KPU) to have done a good job in orga

Josua Gantan, Jakarta – New polls suggest presidential candidate Joko Widodo's initial lead over Prabowo Subianto has narrowed, or possibly even disappeared, with some pollsters choosin

Jakarta – A nationwide opinion poll has found that the Joko "Jokowi" Widodo-Jusuf Kalla ticket will likely win against the Prabowo Subianto-Hatta Rajasa pair in the upcoming presidentia

Jakarta – The Nurjaman Center for Indonesian Democracy (NCID) has said that according to surveys done by Survey Focus Indonesia (FSI), Survey and Polling Indonesia (SPIN) and the Indone

Slamet Susanto, Yogyakarta – Politics and democracy in Indonesia during the past decade have tended to be stagnant, according to a report based on a survey conducted in 30 regencies and

Jakarta – As Indonesia debates the merits of the three-decade rule of strongman Suharto, the one thing the country seems to agree on is that the dictator fared better on protecting reli

Jakarta – Research institute Freedom Foundation predicts the Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P), which nominated Jakarta Governor Joko "Jokowi" Widodo as its presidential c

Jakarta – The recent nomination of Jakarta Governor Joko "Jokowi" Widodo as a presidential candidate has resulted in a fall in the number of undecided voters, a survey has revealed.

Carlos Paath, Jakarta – The electability of the Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P) soared after it officially named Jakarta Governor Joko Widodo its presidential candidate,

Hans Nicholas Jong, Jakarta – Some 56 survey institutions have been certified by the General Elections Commission (KPU) to carry out election-related surveys and quick counts.

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Bagus BT Saragih, Jakarta – The fact that presidential contenders like Joko "Jokowi" Widodo and Prabowo Subianto are more popular than their respective parties, shows that Indonesian vo

Jakarta – A recent survey conducted by polling institute Charta Politika says that housewives do not like noted dangdut singer Rhoma Irama and that only 1.8 percent of the survey's resp

Jakarta – Young voters consider legislative institutions such as the House of Representatives (DPR) and Regional Legislative Councils (DPRD) as the most corrupt bodies in the country, d

Jakarta – A survey conducted by the Partnership for Governance Reform has found that provincial governments were underperforming and that there was a clear connection between the perfor

Markus Junianto Sihaloho, Jakarta – A new survey released on Wednesday has revealed that the ruling Democratic Party and the scandal-ridden Prosperous Justice Party (PKS) have topped th

Markus Junianto Sihaloho, Jakarta – The electability of Jakarta Governor Joko Widodo remains the highest among this year's crop of presidential hopefuls with a new survey showing that h

Jakarta – Indonesian Survey Circle (LSI) executive director Kuskridho Ambardi says the nomination of Joko "Jokowi" Widodo as a presidential candidate has had a positive impact on the el

Dyah Ayu Pitaloka, Malang – A survey in three provinces found that young people's level of understanding of corruption and their willingness to obey the law did not correlate with Shari

Jakarta – A survey commissioned by pollster Political Climatology Institute (LKP) says that the percentage of swing voters, or those who have no allegiance to any presidential candidate

Jakarta – A survey by Cirus Surveyors Group has revealed that Jakarta Governor Joko "Jokowi" Widodo will claim victory in the 2014 presidential election with any running mate.

Jakarta – With the April 9 legislative election rapidly approaching, a recently conducted survey has revealed that many people are still unaware of the election.

Hans Nicholas Jong, Jakarta – Associations and experts have warned the public of dubious surveys ahead of the 2014 elections.

Jakarta – A new public opinion poll has found that Jakarta Governor Joko "Jokowi" Widodo's electability rating is sliding while that of his strongest rival, Gerindra Party chief patron

Ainur Rohmah and Suherdjoko, Semarang – Radicalism among senior high school students is on the rise, teachers of Islamic education in Semarang, Central Java, have warned.

Harriet Conron & Nicole Jade Millane, Jakarta – Businesses are the most trusted institutions in Indonesia ahead of the media, nongovernmental organizations and governments, accordin

Hans Nicholas Jong, Jakarta – A survey has revealed that the country will see a higher voter turnout for this year's presidential election if Jakarta Governor Joko "Jokowi" Widodo were