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Rising food prices test Prabowo’s promise of stability in Indonesia
In Indonesia, voter Ika Kartika says rising food prices have disappointed her two years into President Prabowo Subianto’s term.
She voted for Prabowo in the 2024 presidential election, hoping he would bring more stability.
She had hoped for a return to Suharto-era stability, based on stories her parents told about the former ruler’s time in power.
Suharto was a strongman who brought a sense of order to their lives, according to those memories.
Prabowo was once Suharto’s son-in-law, linking him personally to that period.
Ika says she now feels cheated and disappointed because everyday food has become more expensive, and the account gives no next step.
Rising food prices have left some Indonesians questioning whether President Prabowo Subianto can deliver the stability he promised.
Ika Kartika, a 35-year-old resident of Bekasi, voted for Prabowo in the 2024 presidential election.
She hoped he would restore a period of stability like the one she associated with former president Suharto’s rule.
Two years into Prabowo’s presidency, Kartika said she felt cheated and disappointed.
- Who
- President Prabowo Subianto and Ika Kartika, a 35-year-old Bekasi resident.
- What
- Rising food prices have prompted Kartika to question whether Prabowo can deliver stability.
- When
- Two years into Prabowo’s presidency, following his election in 2024.
- Where
- Indonesia; Kartika lives in Bekasi.
- Why
- Rising food prices have undermined Kartika’s hope that Prabowo would make everyday essentials affordable.
This story does not have two clearly opposing sides.
Ika Kartika voted for Prabowo Subianto in Indonesia’s presidential election.
Rising food prices left Kartika questioning whether Prabowo could deliver the stability she hoped for.
- President
- Prabowo Subianto
- Election
- Indonesia’s 2024 presidential election
- Resident
- Ika Kartika, 35, of Bekasi
- Price pressure
- Rising food prices
- Reference point
- Kartika hoped for stability like the era under Suharto
What people are saying
I thought he would turn things around. Now I feel cheated and disappointed.