Golkar's Response To The Issue Of Airlangga Hatarto Being Replaced By Jokowi
Golkar Party Chairman Airlangga Hatarto / Instagram

JAKARTA - Deputy Chairman of the Golkar Party, Azis Syamsuddin, has responded to a public suggestion that President Joko Widodo should remove the Coordinating Minister for the Economy, Airlangga Hartarto, in the upcoming cabinet reshuffle.

However, Azis did not want to comment further on this suggestion. Azis answered this politically, the reshuffle issue is President Jokowi's full prerogative.

"The reshuffle is the President's authority", said Azis, confirmed by VOI, Tuesday, April 20.

In fact, he said, only President Jokowi knows and decides who should be appointed as his assistant in the government.

"The president has the authority to determine who will be appointed as minister", said the Deputy Chairman of the House of Representatives.

Talking about Airlangga's still strong position in the Advanced Indonesia Cabinet, Azis agreed. However, he did not comment further.

"Yes", said Azis.

Previously, Director of the Indonesian Civil Circle (Lima Indonesia) Ray Rangkuti considered that the Coordinating Minister for the Economy Airlangga Hartarto deserved to be removed by President Joko Widodo.

"Due to the chaos of making the Omnibus Law law, it does not comply with procedures, is very minimalistic, and does not reflect the spirit of involving public participation", he said in a virtual discussion, Saturday, April 17.

According to Ray, the furor created by Airlangga's policies made him worthy of being replaced. Because it gave rise to rejection which led to demonstrations.


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