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Gibran denies father's interference in Prabowo cabinet
The presumptive vice president-elect has denied that his father President Jokowi had a hand in determining potential appointees to the cabinet of Prabowo Subianto, who is expected to be declared president-elect by the KPU in just two days.
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Surakarta Mayor Gibran Rakabuming Raka, the eldest son of President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo, arrives on Feb. 23, 2024 for a meeting at the South Jakarta home of presumptive president Prabowo Subianto, with whom he bid for the vice presidency in this year's general election. (Antara/Hafidz Mubarak A.)
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urakarta Mayor and presumptive vice president-elect Gibran Rakabuming Raka said on Monday that Prabowo Subianto held full control in vetting potential cabinet appointees of his incoming administration.
Gibran also denied that his father President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo was interfering in the selection process.
"It is Pak [Mr.] Prabowo who sets up the cabinet," Gibran told reporters on Monday in his mayoralty and the Widodo hometown of Surakarta, Central Java.
He was quick to add that he was directly involved in discussions on potential cabinet appointees.
"If that's the question, then it is between myself and Pak Prabowo. Between [just] us two," said the 37-year-old mayor.
Local media outlets report that President Jokowi, capitalizing on his incumbency and his role in delivering a win for the Prabowo-Gibran ticket in the Feb. 14 election, is trying to influence the composition of his presumptive successor’s new cabinet.
Some unconfirmed reports said Jokowi had asked Prabowo to retain some of his closest allies in the current cabinet, including Investment Minister Bahlil Lahadalia and State Secretary Pratikno.
