JAKARTA - President Joko Widodo has chosen Army Chief of Staff General Andika Perkasa as a candidate for TNI commander to replace Marshal Hadi Tjahjanto.

The appointment was in accordance with the presidential letter (Surpres) regarding the TNI Commander, which was delivered by the Minister of State Secretary, Pratikno, to the Chair of the Indonesian House of Representatives, Puan Maharani. Puan then announced that the President proposed only one candidate for approval.

"KSAD General Andika Perkasa," said DPR Speaker Puan Maharani, Wednesday, November 3.

After receiving the letter, Puan said, the DPR will immediately follow up on the Surpres of the TNI Commander. candidate proposed by the President," said Puan.

Puan continued, at that stage the DPR RI will pay attention to various aspects and dimensions that can provide confidence that the TNI Commander proposed by the president can carry out his duties as mandated by legislation. approval from the DPR RI. "The approval of the DPR RI on the candidate for Commander in Chief proposed by the President, is submitted to the President no later than twenty days, excluding the recess period, starting from the time the request for approval of the candidate for Commander in Chief is received by the DPR RI, which is today," he concluded.


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