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President-elect Prabowo Subianto, along with his coalition members, gestures as he delivers a speech on March 20, 2024, in Jakarta, after the general elections commission announced the 2024 presidential election results. (AFP/Willy Kurniawan)
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resident-elect Prabowo Subianto invited scores of politicians, many of whom helped him win the election, and figures from the administration of President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo to his house in Jakarta on Monday afternoon for what his close aide says was a finalization of the cabinet lineup.
Sufmi Dasco Ahmad, an executive at Prabowo’s Gerindra Party, said the figures summoned to the Kertanegara residence had earlier signed a document stating their willingness to help the incoming president perform his duties.
As of Monday evening, more than 45 political figures had been seen entering Prabowo’s residence in Kertanegara. They included Gerindra lawmaker Sugiono, who is believed to be in the running for foreign minister, Golkar Party lawmaker Meutya Hafid, who has been touted as a potential communications minister, and chairs of political parties in the Gerindra-led Onward Indonesia Coalition (KIM), including Golkar Party chair Bahlil Lahadalia, Democratic Party chair Agus Harimurti Yudhoyono and National Mandate Party (PAN) chair Zulkifli Hasan. All three are also ministers serving under Jokowi.
Among the incumbent ministers who entered Prabowo’s residence were Coordinating Economic Minister Airlangga Hartarto, Finance Minister Sri Mulyani, State-Owned Enterprises (SOEs) Minister Erick Thohir, Health Minister Budi Gunadi Sadikin, State Secretary Pratikno and Home Minister Tito Karnavian.
Unsuccessful vice presidential candidate Muhaimin Iskandar of the National Awakening Party (PKB) was also seen visiting Prabowo. The PKB announced its support for Prabowo not long after the February election.
“More potential names for ministers, deputy ministers and government institution heads will be summoned on Tuesday,” Gerindra executive Sufmi Dasco Ahmad said on Monday night, as quoted Tempo.co.
Dasco said Prabowo and vice president-elect Gibran Rakabuming Raka, who is Jokowi’s eldest son, also planned to brief the potential ministers at Prabowo’s other residence in Hambalang, West Java, on Wednesday.
