Prabowo's Discourse Will Increase The Number Of Ministers, Gerindra Opens Opportunities For Revision Of The Ministry's Law

Secretary General of the Gerindra Party Ahmad Muzani while holding the Chairperson of the Gerindra Lampung Party DPD Rahmat Mirzani (DOK ANTARA)

JAKARTA - Secretary General of the Gerindra Party, Ahmad Muzani opened the opportunity for a revision of the Law (UU) on Amendments to Law Number 39 of 2008 concerning the Ministry of State. This is related to the discourse of the elected president of the 2024 General Election, Prabowo Subianto, which will increase the number of ministries to 40. "Yes, maybe. The revision (of the Ministry Law) is possible," said Muzani when met at the Parliament Complex, Senayan, Jakarta, Sunday, May 12. Muzani said that the option to revise the Ministry Law could be carried out before Prabowo was inaugurated as President of the Republic of Indonesia for the period 2024-2029 on 20 October. Not only that, Muzani also revealed the opportunity for Prabowo to issue a government regulation in lieu of the law (perppu) to revise the rules that accommodate the change in the number of ministerial seats. "We will discuss it later," he said. On that occasion, Muzani explained that each president has a need for a different number of ministries.

This can be seen from the change in the number of ministries during the change of leadership from Megawati Soekarnoputri, Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, to Joko Widodo. "Every president has different problems and challenges. In my opinion, the ministry's law is flexible, not fixated on numbers and nomenclature," explained Muzani.