Prabowo's Six Months Time to Consolidate to Arrange Ministers

Name: Prabowo's Six Months Time to Consolidate to Arrange Ministers
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Description: The president and vice president-elect Prabowo-Gibran have 6 months to ensure program readiness and choose the right ministers.

The president and vice president-elect Prabowo-Gibran have 6 months to ensure program readiness and choose the right ministers.

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WILLY MEDI CHRISTIAN NABABAN

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JAKARTA, KOMPAS — The elected president and vice president, Prabowo Subianto-Gibran Rakabuming Raka, have six months to consolidate, ensure program readiness, and assemble the right ministers. For this reason, building a solid government coalition is needed, especially when new parties join.

The problem of air pollution is not a new thing. The condition of the community threatened by air pollution has been happening for a long time. Research evidence indicating the impacts of air pollution's threats is also not few. However, it has not been able to push for significant efforts in controlling air pollution. As a result, residents are increasingly suffering due to the onslaught of air pollution. The head of the Department of Politics and Social Change at the Centre for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS), Arya Fernandes, predicted that Prabowo has prepared a number of names for potential minister candidates that are under consideration. Six months before the inauguration is considered long enough for Prabowo to prepare all the necessary requirements.

"My prediction is that several ministers with good portfolios will definitely be retained. This is because Prabowo is also a minister, so he must understand. In addition, because his initial idea is about sustainability, there will be no significant changes ahead, from ministers, strategies, to programs. There won't be too much reshuffling," he said during a meeting in Jakarta on Wednesday (24/4/2024).

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Several party leaders from supporting political parties, such as Airlangga Hartarto from the Golkar Party, Zulkifli Hasan from the National Mandate Party (PAN), and Agus Harimurti Yudhoyono from the Democratic Party, are considered to be maintained. In addition to maintaining stability, Prabowo certainly also wants to reduce the potential for "intrigue" that could disrupt the solidarity of the government coalition.

My prediction is that several ministers who have good portfolios will definitely be retained.

The Advanced Indonesia Coalition's seat acquisition in parliament is still below 50 percent. This means that Prabowo-Gibran needs support from one or two other political parties to maintain the government's strength in parliament. Since reform, the government has often received support from at least 60 percent of political party seats in parliament.

"I think Prabowo will be like that (the previous government) too. The entry of several parties is just a matter of time. "Maybe now it's just a matter of discussing cabinet portfolios, aligning views, ministerial formation, and so on," he said.

Political parties with great potential to join, said Arya, are the Nasdem Party and the National Awakening Party (PKB). Apart from not having a history of opposition, the two parties have also been visited by Prabowo since winning the most votes in the 2024 Election. With the addition of Nasdem and PKB, Prabowo-Gibran's strength in parliament reached 70 percent.

In a large coalition, it cannot be denied that there is potential for intrigue and division. A bloated coalition forces the president to accommodate the interests of even larger political parties. This can make the government's path unhealthy.

"There will certainly be intrigue in it later, but we don't know how big it is, for example, between political parties that have supported from the beginning and those that entered after winning. However, if the distribution of ministers is reasonable, the party will certainly accept it," he said.

Apart from ensuring a solid coalition, the upcoming task for Prabowo-Gibran is the challenge of food needs, economic growth, and geopolitics. This requires a comprehensive study of cabinet formation to balance professionals and politicians. "But, I think there is no problem with this because now there are many party cadres who are also professionals," said Arya.

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After being declared as the elected president by the KPU on Wednesday morning, Prabowo emphasized his commitment to become a president for all groups, including those who did not vote for him in the previous presidential election. According to him, all leaders must work together if Indonesia wishes to remain a prosperous and prosperous country.

Prabowo met with the Chairman of the National Awakening Party (PKB) who is also a former vice presidential candidate, Muhaimin Iskandar, at the PKB Central Leadership Council Office (DPP) right after being declared as the elected president. This was their first closed-door meeting after previously separating from the Great Indonesia Coalition.

There, Prabowo expressed gratitude to the National Unity Party (PKB) for wanting to continue working together with the Gerindra Party for the people's interests. Their meeting is also not separated from Prabowo's efforts to embrace all parties, including his political opponents.

Prabowo's Six Months Time to Consolidate to Arrange Ministers

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