- A + A JAKARTA (June 15): Indonesian President Joko Widodo will announce a cabinet reshuffle on Wednesday, a politician from the ruling coalition told Reuters . Bima Arya Sugiarto, a member of the National Mandate Party (PAN) and the mayor of Bogor city, said two ministers were expected to be replaced and that the announcement would take place after parties met with the president on Wednesday afternoon. "Parties are scheduled to have lunch with the president, after that, the new ministers will be inaugurated," Bima said via a WhatsApp message. Another coalition party member, who declined to be named due to the sensitivity of the issue, also confirmed the reshuffle would take place on Wednesday and that two new ministers and three new vice ministers would be appointed. Speculation of a ministerial shake-up has grown in recent days, particularly after several ministers were summoned to the presidential palace on Tuesday. Reporters gathered at the presidential … [Read more...] about Indonesia president to reshuffle cabinet on Wednesday, coalition member says
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Golkar-PAN-PPP alliance keeps options open
Yerica Lai and Dio Suhenda (The Jakarta Post) PREMIUM Jakarta ● Tue, June 7 2022 The newly formed United Indonesia Coalition (KIB) is keeping its options open to welcoming other political parties while hinting at the possibility of nominating an outsider as a presidential candidate. Making up around 25 percent of the seats in the House of Representatives, the coalition has enough seats to nominate a candidate. But it has no strong name to date to match potential frontrunners in many public opinion polls. Golkar Party chairman Airlangga Hartanto, National Mandate Party (PAN) chairman Zulkifli Hasan and United Development Party (PPP) chairman Suharso Monoarfa formally sealed on Saturday the deal of partnering for the 2024 general election and extended their invitation to other parties to join the coalition. to Read Full Story SUBSCRIBE NOW Starting from IDR 55,500/month Unlimited access to our web and app content e-Post daily digital newspaper No … [Read more...] about Golkar-PAN-PPP alliance keeps options open