Question: What will be Prabowo Subianto’s top three priorities once he assumes the presidency? Are we going to see his priorities deviate from those of President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo’s?

 

Answer: Pak Prabowo has laid out, both in his campaigns and since the election, quite a broad, ambitious policy agenda. In the main, I think these are, as has been described, a continuation as opposed to a break.

In terms of priorities across that agenda, it depends on how the new administration comes together. But I would say there are some clear focus areas he has pushed.

Where there is clear continuation is the broadly described hilirisasi (downstreaming), getting domestic value added from Indonesia’s natural resources and the emphasis on mineral commodities [raised] under Pak Jokowi. That probably continues, and it will probably get broadened with agriculture, pushing toward lower import price vulnerability on food and agricultural goods.