Palace: Jokowi's Cabinet Reshuffle Is Carried Out If Necessary

President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) (ANTARA)

NUSANTARA - Deputy for Protocol, Press and Media of the Presidential Secretariat Yusuf Permana emphasized that his party had not heard about the cabinet reshuffle. This was conveyed by Yusuf regarding the circulation of news that there would be a reshuffle of the Advanced Indonesia Cabinet in the near future. "We have not heard about the cabinet reshuffle. The President has said that 'if necessary'," Yusuf said in a written statement in the capital city of Nusantara, East Kalimantan, Wednesday, August 14. Yusuf said that the President has prerogative regarding this cabinet reshuffle. President Joko Widodo previously also emphasized that cabinet reshuffle would only be carried out if needed.

"Yes, if needed. I've been talking for a long time, if needed. I still have that prerogative," Jokowi explained on the sidelines of work activities at IKN. When asked whether a reshuffle was needed or not at this time, Jokowi seemed furious.