Prabowo’s Meeting with Megawati (2)
A confirmation came from Puan Maharani, the daughter of PDIP matriarch Megawati Soekarnoputri, that her mother will soon meet with President-elect Prabowo Subianto. Puan did not reveal the time and place of the meeting, but she said that it will happen before Oct. 20, the presidential inauguration day.
Latest Update on Prabowo-Gibran’s Cabinet
The Speaker of the People’s Consultative Assembly (MPR), Bambang Soesatyo a.k.a Bamsoet, said he heard a rumor that the number of ministries will be increased from 34 to 44 in the next administration under Prabowo Subianto. In the meantime, all factions of political parties in the Legislative Body of the House of Representatives (Baleg DPR), including PDIP, surprisingly, agreed upon the revision of the State Ministry Law No. 39/2008, which will allow Prabowo to accommodate all parties into his cabinet.
Kalla on Prabowo-Gibran’s Cabinet
Political parties within the so-called KIM Plus coalition, the expanded coalition of Prabowo-Gibran, have proposed its ministerial candidates and the selection process of the candidates has already begun. Political parties aside, some political and influential figures also took the opportunity to make suggestions to Prabowo here and there. One of them is former Vice President (VP) Jusuf Kalla, who reminds Prabowo to appoint the right figure for the next Minister of Education. Kalla delivered the statement after he heavily criticized the current Minister of Education Nadiem Makarim.
Prabowo’s Meeting with Megawati?
Ahmad Muzani, the secretary general of Prabowo Subianto’s Gerindra Party, told the press on Monday (Sep. 9) about Prabowo’s plan to meet with Megawati Soekarnoputri, the matriarch of PDIP. Muzani believes that the meeting between Prabowo and Megawati will happen before the presidential inauguration on Oct. 20.
A more confident Pramono
KIM Plus, an expanded coalition of Prabowo-Gibran (plus Jokowi), has in the eleventh hour dropped Sahroni, treasurer of NasDem Party, as chairman of the campaign team for Ridwan Kamil-Suswono in the Jakarta gubernatorial election.
Gerindra Keeps the Door Open for PDIP
Gerindra, a political party led by President-elect Prabowo Subianto, sent a signal to PDIP, the largest party in the country, to join the next administration. PDIP, as we all know, is now the only political party left outside of the KIM Plus coalition, the expanded coalition of Prabowo-Gibran.
Hashim on Prabowo-Gibran’s Cabinet
Hashim Djojohadikusumo, the youngest brother of President-elect Prabowo Subianto, gave a valuable insight into Prabowo-Gibran’s cabinet on Saturday (Sep. 7) when he talked at the Formas Podomoro event in Jakarta. A day later, on Sep. 8, Hashim was summoned by Prabowo to the latter’s private residence in Hambalang, Bogor, West Java.
Prabowo-Gibran’s Cabinet: SBY’s Request
The sixth President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono (SBY), who is also the supreme leader of Democratic Party, talked about the state of relationship between the outgoing President Jokowi and President-elect Prabowo Subianto during his speech at the Gala Dinner of Bloomberg CEO Forum in Jakarta on Wednesday (Sep. 4). SBY also took the opportunity to deliver a suggestion to Prabowo to separate the Ministry of Environment & Forestry (KLHK).
Ridwan-Suswono vs Pramono-Rano
Three pairs of governor and vice governor candidates will compete against each other in this year’s gubernatorial election in Jakarta. They are Ridwan Kamil-Suswono from KIM Plus coalition, Pramono Anung-Rano Karno from PDIP, and independent candidates Dharma Pongrekun-Kun Wardana. With all due respect to the independent candidates, however, many believe that the race in Jakarta will be mainly between Ridwan-Suswono and Pramono-Rano.
PKB’s New Lineup
PKB, under the leadership of Muhaimin Iskandar, has announced a short list of its new management lineup for 2024-2029 period on Wednesday (Sep. 4). There is not much changes in the new lineup compared to the previous lineup for 2019-2024 period, except now Vice President (VP) Ma’ruf Amin has a stronger position and influence within the Party.