Public Sanctions Await if House Performance Doesn't Improve

Public assessment of lawmakers’ performance was “in line” with the House’s image, which has always been at the bottom of the list of state institutions in recent surveys.

Kompas/Heru Sri Kumoro

The atmosphere of the DPR Plenary Meeting at the Parliament Building Complex, Senayan, Jakarta, Thursday (19/8/2021). Meetings are held online and offline.

JAKARTA, KOMPAS—The public has again rated the performance of the House of Representatives (DPR) as “poor”. The lawmakers’ performance is considered unequal to their monthly incomes. If the House and political parties do not give serious attention to the matter, public confidence in the House will continue to decline. Political parties with representatives in the legislature could also face public sanctions.

The results of the Kompas Research and Development (R&D) survey on 5-8 Oct. show that 60.1 percent of respondents believe that the income of lawmakers is too high in view of their poor performance. This public perception was obtained from phone interviews of 509 respondents aged 17 years and above from all 34 provinces.