JAKARTA - The majority of the Indonesian public is said to disagree with President Prabowo Subianto's decision to bring Indonesia to join the Board of Peace (BoP) or the Gaza Peace Council led by US President Donald Trump.
This was revealed in a public opinion survey entitled "Public Legitimacy for the US-Israel War with Iran" conducted by the Indonesian Political Indicator (IPI), the Indonesian Survey Institute (LSI), and Saiful Mujani Research and Consulting (SMRC).
Burhanuddin Muhtadi, the main researcher of the Indonesian Political Indicators, said public support for the policy was relatively low compared to the level of rejection.
In his presentation, Burhanuddin Muhtadi showed that only 26 percent of residents agreed or strongly agreed with Indonesia's decision to join the BoP, 17.2 percent stated that they were between agreeing and disagreeing, while 5.7 percent stated that they did not know or did not answer.
"There are 17 percent who are really indifferent. but the majority said they disagreed or strongly disagreed that Indonesia should be part of the BOP," said Burhanudin in a survey presentation quoted on Friday, April 3.
Meanwhile, regarding the plan to send 8,000 Indonesian soldiers to Gaza as a form of support for the Board of Peace, the trend of rejection still dominates even though the number is slightly lower than the first issue.
As many as 44.9 percent of residents expressed their disapproval, with details of 36.0 percent disagreeing and 8.9 percent strongly disagreeing. Nevertheless, support for the deployment of these troops increased to 33.8 percent, which came from 28.1 percent of residents who agreed and 5.7 percent who strongly agreed.
Respondents who expressed hesitation or were in the middle position were recorded at 16.2 percent, and as many as 5.1 percent of residents chose not to take a stance.
"When we ask the respondents who are randomly selected, those who agree with the government's policy are approximately 33-34 percent. Most of them said they disagreed. Although the disapproval did not reach 50 percent plus, there are still more who said they disagreed than agreed," said Burhanuddin.
For information, the survey was conducted from March 12-31, 2026. The number of samples analyzed was 1,066. This number is quite stable in two margin of error (6 percent). This survey involves 1,066 respondents and is claimed to have an error margin of around 6 percent.
This survey targets Indonesian citizens aged 17 years or older who are married, have a mobile phone, or about 80 percent of the Indonesian population.
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