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Maruarar Sirait is one of the many candidates that have been summoned by President-elect Prabowo Subianto for an ‘audition’ at his private residence in the past few days. According to Hashim Djojohadikusumo, Prabowo’s younger brother, Maruarar will be the Minister of Housing in the next administration. Apparently, it is not just a baseless rumor this time.

Dudy Purwagandhi is one of over 40 people summoned by president-elect Prabowo Subianto to become minister on Monday (Oct 14). Dudy, who is currently commissioner of state-owned electricity utility firm PT Perusahaan Listrik Negara (PLN), is said candidate to become minister of transportation, replacing Budi Karya Sumadi.

Widiyanti Putri Wardhana, co-founder of Teladan Group, is one of the people summoned by president elect Prabowo Subianto to his private residence at Kertanegara, South Jakarta today, reportedly as a minister candidate.

Raja Juli Antoni, secretary general of PSI, a small party led by Kaesang Pangarep (youngest son of outgoing president Jokowi), is said one of minister candidates proposed by Jokowi to president elect Prabowo Subianto. Antoni or Toni, currently vice minister of land and agrarian reform, might get a full minister position.

Two weeks ago, on September 27, Meutya Hafid was summoned by President-elect Prabowo Subianto for a meeting at his private residence in Hambalang, West Java. The Head of Commission I DPR-RI is rumored to be the next Minister of ICT replacing Budi Arie Setiadi, who is known as a Jokowi loyalist. Although Meutya said they only had a discussion about the Commission I, it doesn’t negate the fact that her name is among the list of candidates proposed by Golkar Party to Prabowo for the minister positions. So, the rumor might be true.

Pratikno, trusted aide of outgoing president Jokowi, might be one of the president’s men to be accommodated in Prabowo-Gibran cabinet. Pratikno, widely believed Jokowi’s operator in some controversial policies leading to backsliding of Indonesian democracy, has reportedly been auditioned by Prabowo.

Golkar politician Maman Abdurrahman might be among new faces in Prabowo-Gibran cabinet. Sufmi Dasco Ahmad, daily chairman of Gerindra Party, said on Wednesday (Oct 9) that Maman is a candidate to become minister of SMEs and cooperatives. Dasco spilled that out when responding to Maman’s suggestions to change the term subsidy with incentive for electric motorcycles in a public discussion between the House of Representatives (DPR) and Association of Electric Motorcycle Suppliers (APML) at House Commission VII.

Forget about Barito Renewables (BREN). Even when the stock has fallen almost 50% from peak, the last quoted price was still unreal. Let’s talk about other major players which could generate significantly bigger renewable energy capacity in the coming years because of their existing and future projects.

For a few weeks now, President-elect Prabowo Subianto has been holding an ‘audition’ for the next cabinet planned to be formed soon after his inauguration as the eighth President of Indonesia. Some candidates have already been summoned to Prabowo’s private residence in Hambalang, West Java for a meeting, while some others are constantly mentioned in the long list of possible candidates that will occupy strategic portfolios in the administration of Prabowo-Gibran. And Rini Soemarno, former Minister of State-Owned Enterprises, is one of them.

Trusted aide of Sahbirin Noor, governor of South Kalimantan, one of the resource-rich provinces, was among six persons arrested by the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) on a bribery case. Speculation continues as to whether it will eventually hit Sahbirin, uncle of Haji Isam (owner of Jhonlin Group).