Two Years of Prabowo-Gibran: Assessing Gibran's Actions and Challenges in the Third Year

JAKARTA, KOMPAS.com - After two years of President Prabowo Subianto and Vice President Gibran Rakabuming Raka's administration, Gibran continues to be active across various regions.

He has visited schools, Islamic boarding schools, healthcare facilities, disaster areas, and several development projects.

During these visits, the son of Indonesia's 7th President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) engages with local residents, gathering their aspirations and addressing various on-ground issues.

In the first year of the administration, Gibran visited several regions in East Nusa Tenggara, surveyed fire refugees in North Jakarta, and traveled to several areas in East Java.

Entering the second year, he continued his visits to various regions, including assessing landslide damage in Tegal District, Central Java, in February 2026, and visiting Islamic boarding schools to observe training in artificial intelligence and robotics.

These visits comprise part of Gibran's activities as the second-highest official in Indonesia.

However, discussions regarding his role and contributions to the administration remain prominent in the national political landscape.

Dedi Kurnia Syah, Executive Director of Indonesia Political Opinion (IPO), stated that Gibran's activities in the second year have yet to produce notable policies that can be directly linked to his role as vice president.

"In this second year, Gibran has not had an agenda that can be evaluated as part of a high-ranking official's duties; most issues and policies have been managed by the President. Gibran seems to be running individual agendas like visits and distributing milk as part of political gimmicks, without substantial public impact emerging from him this year," Dedi told Kompas.com on Monday (19/10/2026).

Meanwhile, political analyst and Executive Director of Aljabar Strategic Indonesia, Arifki Chaniago, believes that the third year of the administration presents an opportunity for Gibran to clarify his role and demonstrate his work results to the public.

According to Arifki, the core issue is not merely how actively Gibran accompanies President Prabowo but to what extent these activities yield measurable contributions.

"Two years of governance should be enough to start showing what distinguishes Gibran as vice president. We shouldn’t have him holding a position and platform while his contributions remain unmeasured by the public," Arifki said to Kompas.com on Monday.

So, what has Gibran accomplished during the two years of Prabowo-Gibran's administration, and what should be done to clarify his role in the third year?