These are Threats Publicly Believed to Impact 2026 Political Stability.

The results of a Kompas Research and Development survey show that the public perceives several threats that could affect the country's political stability in 2026.

As many as 22.5% of respondents believe that the economy will be the biggest threat to political stability.

The next threats are related to corruption, collusion, nepotism (KKN) at 18.6%; political dynamics at 14.1%; and public distrust in the government at 14.1%. 

"Linking social capital, which is the relationship of trust between citizens and political elites or institutions, appears to be weakening," wrote Kompas Research and Development in its report on Monday (December 29, 2025). 

According to Kompas Research and Development, political elites are often perceived as increasingly detached from the real problems of society and more preoccupied with maneuvering for power.

In full, here are some threats that respondents believe could affect political stability in 2026: 

1. Economy: 22.5%
2. Corruption, collusion, and nepotism (KKN): 18.6%
3. Political dynamics: 14.1%
4. Public distrust in the government: 4.8%
5. Security and military: 3.5%
6. Horizontal conflict: 3.3%
7. Job availability: 1.8%
8. Misinformation and hoaxes: 1.6%
9. Natural disasters: 0.5%
10. No threats: 1.4%
11. Don't know: 28.1%

Kompas Research and Development also recorded that 52.8% of respondents view the country's political stability, in terms of inter-elite relations, as good or very good. Conversely, 42.3% of respondents rated it as bad or very bad. 

This survey involved 510 respondents from 76 cities in 38 provinces, randomly selected according to the population proportion in each province.

Data collection was conducted on December 8-11, 2025, via telephone interviews. The survey's margin of error is approximately 4.24% with a 95% confidence level, under conditions of simple random sampling.