Reshuffle Could Be A Symbol Of The End Of Prabowo And Jokowi's Honeymoon

Prabowo and Jokowi's intimacy is like when having dinner together.(Photo: Jokowi's Instagram)

JAKARTA The Executive Director of the Citra Institute, Yusak Farchan, assessed that President Prabowo Subianto's nervous expression of his assistants was a strong signal of a reshuffle or reshuffle of ministers in the Red and White Cabinet.

In particular, he saw that the Minister of Energy and Mineral Resources Bahlil Lahadalia and the Minister of KKP Sakti Wahyu Trenggono could be removed from their position. This is because Prabowo made this statement after the polemic that arose due to the policy of banning the sale of 3 kilograms of LPG gas by retailers and sea fences on the coast of Tangerang.

According to Yusak, the reshuffle signal can also be interpreted as a symbol of the end of the honeymoon between Prabowo and the 7th President of the Republic of Indonesia, Joko Widodo (Jokowi). The reason is, Prabowo seems to want to show himself who cannot be controlled by anyone, including from Jokowi's influence which is represented through the presence of former Jokowi's minister in the Red and White Cabinet.

It could be that in the near future there will be a cleaning of Jokowi's people in the cabinet by re-shake or reshuffle. If a re-shake occurs, there could be a minister who is reshuffled to give a post to the PDI-P," he said, Sunday, February 9, 2025.

Moreover, currently Gerindra and PDIP elites are planning a meeting between Prabowo and Megawati Soekarnoputri which further strengthens rumors of the joining of PDIP in the Prabowo-Gibran government.

"We need to see how brave Prabowo is to do (reshuffle) to become president who is free from the shadow of Jokowi," added Yusak.

Previously, President Prabowo Subianto indicated that he would reshuffle or reshuffle in the ranks of the Red and White Cabinet, especially for ministers whose performance was considered poor and did not work for the benefit of the people.

This was conveyed by the president when giving a speech at the 102nd Nahdlatul Ulama (NU) Harlah event at Istora, Senayan, Jakarta, last Wednesday, February 5. "Who is stubborn, who is stupid, who doesn't want to join this big sect with the demands of the people of the government who are clean, who doesn't obey, I will take action," said Prabowo.