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Politics 1 year ago
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Golkar wants more than five seats in Prabowo’s incoming cabinet
The Golkar Party, the second-largest political party by representation at the House of Representatives and one of the parties behind the victory of Gerindra Party chairman Prabowo Subianto in February’s presidential election, is seeking to secure more than five posts in the incoming cabinet.
Politics 1 year ago
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Gerindra politician Muzani elected as MPR speaker
Gerindra Party lawmaker Ahmad Muzani was unanimously elected on Wednesday as the new People’s Consultative Assembly (MPR) speaker for the next five years, strengthening president-elect Prabowo Subianto’s consolidation of power in the legislative institutions, already dominated by parties aligned with him.
Politics 1 year ago
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Pro-Prabowo parties united behind plan to install professionals in cabinet
Members of the coalition of political parties supporting president-elect Prabowo Subianto appear to have thrown their weight behind his plan to form an enlarged cabinet consisting of politically aligned professionals at the start of his presidency, as the parties put forward their finest talent as potential ministers.
Politics 1 year ago
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Election rivalries at play in Kadin chair’s ouster
Electoral rivalries have carried over into a takeover scandal at the Indonesian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (Kadin) resulting in the ouster of chairman Arsjad Rasjid, who supported a losing presidential candidate in February’s general election.
Economy 1 year ago
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Anindya Bakrie named Kadin chair, but legitimacy questioned
An extraordinary national congress decided on Saturday that Bakrie & Brothers CEO Anindya be sworn in as a new Kadin chairman on Monday, but the current leadership says the process violates the business group’s rules.
Politics 2 years ago
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KIM alliance splinters as candidate registration closes
Registration for November’s regional elections drew to a close on Thursday with some political parties pivoting away from the Onward Indonesia Coalition (KIM) to nominate their own candidates, after a court ruling enabled individual parties and small electoral groupings to nominate candidates independently of the alliance of president-elect Prabowo Subianto and President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo.
Regional Elections 2 years ago
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Golkar breaks from KIM in Banten
The Golkar Party has backed away from the Onward Indonesia Coalition (KIM) in the Banten gubernatorial election to nominate a separate candidate, following a recent court ruling that has made more parties eligible to nominate candidates either individually or in smaller alliances.
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