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Prabowo Admits Unfulfilled Promises in State Address

8/14/2026

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  • President Prabowo Subianto said his government had not yet fulfilled all its promises during his State of the Nation address.
  • He predicted Indonesia’s economic growth could reach 6 percent this year.
  • He defended greater state oversight of strategic industries in the same speeches.
  • Political sociologist Wasisto Raharjo Jati called the acknowledgement “very surprising.”
  • Prabowo said the tone change partly responded to public criticism that had begun to damage his reputation.