Urges To Change Finance Minister Sri Mulyani, DPR Leader: If Jokowi Asks To Be Removed, Usually Jokowi Will Even Keep It

Minister of Finance Sri Mulyani Indrawati/ Doc of the Ministry of Finance

JAKARTA - The leadership of the Indonesian House of Representatives suggested the leaders of the MPR RI to have a meeting or sit down with the Minister of Finance Sri Mulyani to improve relations that have recently heated up. After the Deputy Chairperson of the MPR RI, Fadel Muhammad, asked President Joko Widodo to remove Sri Mulyani from her position who was considered uncooperative after being invited twice. This was also supported by the Chairman of the MPR, Bambang Soesatyo and other MPR leaders.

Deputy Chairman of the DPR RI for Korkesra, Muhaimin Iskandar, said that the MPR leadership could take the path of dialogue as a solution to overcome existing problems.

"Have a meeting with the government, find a solution," said Muhaimin in Jakarta, Friday, December 2. Chairman of the PKB considered that proposing President Jokowi to fire a minister was unproductive, let alone the leadership of the institution. After all, said Cak Imin, inaugurating or removing ministers is President Jokowi's prerogative.

It is even possible, said Cak Imin, that the more he is pushed to be removed, President Jokowi will instead be retained.

"If you ask to be dismissed of all kinds, usually Pak Jokowi will defend him. It's a waste, right," said Cak Imin. Previously, Deputy Chairman of the MPR RI, Fadel Muhammad, admitted that he was annoyed with Minister of Finance Sri Mulyani who broke her promise to support the four-pillar socialization program because she often cut the budget. However, recently, many people have also been disappointed with the performance of the finance minister for the two periods.

The MPR leader from the DPD RI element assessed that the pressure to remove Sri Mulyani from her position was something that President Jokowi needed to consider. The reason, said Fadel, is that the Minister of Finance's policies and programs in stabilizing state finances are also not very good.

Even Fadel also admitted that he received many reports from ministers who complained about Minister of Finance Sri Mulyani in managing state finances.

"There are some friends who also conveyed the conflict, the conflict between the minister and the finance minister is very sharp in the current cabinet. They all conveyed and all those present were the leaders of political parties," said Fadel, Tuesday, November 30. "This is all we ask for the president to stop removing the minister of finance because he is not competent in regulating existing government policies," he said.