NasDem Respects Jokowi's Decision If His Minister Is Reshuffled

JAKARTA - NasDem Party politician Saan Mustopa stated that his party respects President Joko Widodo's decision if he later conducts a cabinet reshuffle.

"When it comes to ministerial positions, we always respect the title of prerogative of the president," he said at the Parliament complex, Senayan, Jakarta, quoted by ANTARA Tuesday, May 16.

The statement was conveyed by Saan in response to journalists' questions regarding the possibility of a reshuffle of ministers from NasDem in the current Jokowi-Ma'ruf cabinet.

The chairman of the West Java Nasdem DPW stated that the president had many considerations to make changes.

"The president also has objective considerations, not subjective considerations. So once again, we respect the prerogative of the president," he asserted.

So far there are three ministers from the NasDem Party who are still in Jokowi's government. They, namely the Minister of Communication and Information Johnny G Plate, Minister of Agriculture (Mentan) Syahrul Yasin Limpo, and Minister of Environment and Forestry (LHK) Siti Nurbaya.

Previously, President Joko Widodo responded to the possibility of a "reshuffle" of ministers from the Nasdem Party in the cabinet.

"Yes, it could be," said President Jokowi after planting mangroves at the National Mangrove Planting Peak event at the Angke Kapuk Nature Tourism Park (TWA), Jakarta on Monday (15/5).