Prabowo-Jokowi Meeting
President-elect Prabowo Subianto met with the outgoing President Jokowi at the latter’s private residence in Solo, Central Java, on Sunday (Oct. 13). Vice President-elect Gibran Rakabuming Raka, who is Jokowi’s eldest son, accompanied Prabowo in the meeting. This is the second meeting between Prabowo and Jokowi in the past few days.
Prabowo-Muhaimin Meeting
President-elect Prabowo Subianto, who is also the Chairman of Gerindra Party, has recently met Muhaimin Iskandar, the Chairman of PKB, during the PKB’s event held at the Jakarta Grand Sahid Jaya Hotel on Thursday (Oct. 10). The latest report said that PKB will get two portfolios in Prabowo-Gibran’s cabinet.
Minister Candidates (3); Silmy Karim
Silmy Karim, director general of immigration at ministry of law and human rights, is reportedly one of candidates to become minister of health. Former CEO of the troubled state-owned steel manufacturing company Krakatoa Steel (KRAS) might follow the current minister Budi Gunadi Sadikin as health minister without medical education background. Who is Silmy?
Man to Watch: Fahri Hamzah
Fahri Hamzah is the Deputy Chairman of Gelora Party, a small party but original member of Prabowo-Gibran’s coalition. His party may be small and insignificant, but Fahri has a close personal relationship with both Prabowo and Jokowi, which is the reason why he is a man to watch. Fahri, moreover, has been tipped as potential minister candidate for Prabowo-Gibran’s cabinet.
Prabowo’s Cabinet (2)
The tentative list of ministries under Prabowo administration, based on how the House of Representatives (DPR) divides sectoral supervisions to the working commissions, suggests no immediate spin-off at ministry of finance and that ministry of state-owned enterprises (MSOEs) will maintained as is.
Prabowo’s Cabinet (1)
A tentative list of ministries under Prabowo administration has been circulated on Thursday (Oct 11) based on new structure of the House of Representatives (DPR). According to the list, there will be a total of 46 ministries, including five coordinating ministries. This is an expansion of 35% from the current administration of Jokowi.
The Fufufafa Furore
Roy Suryo, the former Minister of Youth and Sports Affairs during SBY’s presidency, was reported by a group called Pasukan Bawah Tanah (Pasbata) Jokowi to the National Police Criminal Investigation Unit on September 27. He was accused of spreading false information about the real identity of user Fufufafa on Kaskus, which allegedly belonged to the Vice President-elect Gibran Rakabuming Raka.
Minister Candidates (5): Ace Hasan Syadzily
Tubagus Ace Hasan Syadzily (Ace) is reportedly one of the minister candidates from Golkar, the largest party in Prabowo-Gibran’s coalition and the second largest party in the House of Representatives (DPR). Ace, who is one of the four new deputy chairmen of Golkar under Bahlil Lahadalia’s leadership, has been tipped as either the Minister of Religious Affairs or the Minister of Education.
Minister Candidates (4): Budi Gunadi Sadikin
There has been a rumor saying that the Minister of Health Budi Gunadi Sadikin (BGS) is among the candidates proposed by Luhut Binsar Pandjaitan to Prabowo Subianto for the next Minister of Finance. BGS, in his response when asked by the press on October 8, did not confirm or deny it, but admitted that he would comply with Prabowo’s decision should the President-elect appoint him to replace Sri Mulyani. So, let’s talk a bit about him.
The smokescreens
Lawyer Sunan Kalijaga claimed on his Instagram account last Thursday (Oct 3) that he had filed a report to the Metropolitan Jakarta Police Office about persecution committed by chairman of a political party. In the posting, Sunan was with the said mistress of party chairman, who is said victim of the persecution.