JAKARTA, Indonesia — Newly inaugurated President Prabowo Subianto swore in Indonesia’s biggest Cabinet consideringthat 1966 on Monday, with 109 members representing his promise for a strong federalgovernment.
He revealed the lineup late Sunday and called his Cabinet of ministers, vice ministers and head of nationwide firms the “Red and White Cabinet,” referring to the colors of Indonesia’s flag.
Subianto endedupbeing the 8th president of Southeast Asia’s biggest economy on Sunday.
The Cabinet of Subianto’s predecessor, Joko Widodo, had 34 ministers and head of federalgovernment companies. Subianto’s Cabinet is the biggest consideringthat 1966 when Indonesia’s initially President Sukarno formed a lineup of 132 ministers in an exceptionally tense political scenario after a stoppedworking 1965 coup. The so-called Dwikora Cabinet 2 was dismissed a month lateron.
Subianto has stated earlier that he requires a strong administration, even however experts stated that his “fat” Cabinet would bloat the administration.
“I desire to produce a strong federalgovernment that would join our multicultural society and varied political interests,” Subianto stated before welcoming more than 100 individuals for interviews at his house last week. “It should be a huge union, and some will state my Cabinet is fat.”
The Cabinet functions politicalleaders from a union of 7 celebrations who supported his success in the February election, and figures allied with Widodo’s Cabinet, who were reappointed to continue their tasks under Subianto’s presidency. Analysts stated the relocation was a political benefit to Widodo for the latter’s indirect assistance in the election.
Subianto was sworn in with his brand-new vice president, 37-year-old Surakarta ex-Mayor Gibran Rakabuming Raka. He picked Raka, who is Widodo’s boy, as his running mate, with Widodo preferring Subianto over the prospect of his own previous celebration. The previous competitors b