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Jokowi to discuss transition to new government in first cabinet meeting in Nusantara
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This handout picture taken and released on July 29, 2024, by the Presidential Palace shows President Joko “Jokowi“ Widodo (right) speaking to the media as he visits the new Presidential Palace in the Nusantara Capital City (IKN) in Penajam Paser Utara, East Kalimantan. (AFP/Handout)
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resident Joko "Jokowi" Widodo is set to hold the first plenary cabinet meeting in the Nusantara Capital City (IKN) next week to discuss the transition to his successor’s government despite uncertainties about whether president-elect Prabowo Subianto will continue the new capital project.
Next week's meeting will be the first assembly of all ministers to be held at the new Garuda Palace in the future capital after Jokowi postponed a gathering during his visit last week.
State Secretary Pratikno said on Tuesday that the meeting would discuss several agenda items, including an evaluation of the work of the Jokowi administration in its final year and the transition to the incoming Prabowo administration. Currently the defense minister, president-elect Prabowo is scheduled to attend the meeting.
“Discussions in a plenary session are often more general in nature, such as planning for next year and this year’s evaluations,” Pratikno said. “[I’d say the meeting in Nusantara will also discuss] the transition to the president-elect Prabowo, especially given that this is the final [part of] President Jokowi’s administration.”
Jokowi previously planned to hold the meeting in Nusantara during his visit earlier last week when he spent several nights at the Garuda Palace, a move observers saw as an attempt to dispel concerns over its sluggish development.
The cabinet meeting was initially scheduled for last Thursday, according to a minister. But many other ministers were on work trips abroad at the time.
The President told reporters he was waiting for all ministers to be available before holding the first cabinet meeting in Nusantara, while also citing the readiness of the furniture, electricity and water as a reason for postponing the meeting. Jokowi returned to Jakarta on Tuesday last week after spending only two nights in the new capital.
