It Is Too Risky, It Is Believed That President Jokowi Will Not Replace The Minister From NasDem If The Reshuffle Is Carried Out

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JAKARTA - Head of the Department of Politics and Social Change at CSIS, Arya Fernandes, said that President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) would not be affected by the newly formed coalition if it was true that the cabinet reshuffle was realized as news circulated. Arya said Jokowi would be more careful to reshuffle his cabinet this time.

"The president will definitely be very careful about doing a reshuffle due to several things. First, the remaining period of Jokowi's administration is approximately one to two years," Arya said in an online discussion, Wednesday, June 8.

Arya said it was too risky for the president to reshuffle parties who could interfere with support in parliament. For example, said Arya, reshuffling ministers from the NasDem Party if the party created by Surya Paloh forms a new coalition axis.

"So reshuffling NasDem, for example forming another coalition, I think it will be almost a small thing to do, let alone reshuffle NasDem without giving political concessions," explained Arya.

"I don't think the president will do it because first, it's too risky for political stability and party support in parliament," he added.

Second, Arya continued, President Jokowi will definitely give any party the opportunity to form a coalition.

"So my guess is that the president is in the middle of the party's behavior. So it doesn't limit the possibility of the party building a scenario or meeting with any party. And the coalition is a political party that is freely active," said Arya.