Prabowo Cabinet: The fine art of balancing

Leonard C. Sebastian Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto’s Red and White Cabinet has a big job on its hands. On Oct 20, President Prabowo Subianto named Indonesia’s largest-ever Cabinet since 1966.

With 109 members – inclusive of ministers, vice-ministers and heads of national agencies – it dwarfs his predecessor Joko Widodo’s 34-member team. Why the need for such a plus-size Cabinet? A number of factors are in play. Already a subscriber? Log in Get exclusive reports and insights with more than 500 subscriber-only articles every month $9.



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