Prabowo's Nephew, Saraswati, Reportedly Got The Deputy Minister's Seat In The Reshuffle This Afternoon, Dahnil: See You Later

The newly elected General Chairperson of Tunas Indonesia Raya (Tidar) Rahayu Saraswati/ANTARA

JAKARTA - It is reported that President Joko Widodo will reshuffle his cabinet this afternoon, Wednesday, June 15. In the official palace agenda, Jokowi is scheduled to inaugurate state officials at 13.30 WIB. There are several ministers who will be replaced. Blowing fast Gerindra Party quota will increase with the position of deputy minister (wamen).

The spokesman for the General Chairperson of the Gerindra Party Prabowo Subianto, Dahnil Anzar Simajuntak, asked the public to wait for an official announcement regarding the reshuffle by President Jokowi. Regarding Gerindra cadre Rahayu Saraswati who will become deputy minister, Dahnil also asked the public to wait for an official statement delivered by Gerindra regarding the position of the deputy minister candidate later.

"You'll see later," said Dahnil in a short message, Wednesday, June 15.

It was previously known that a number of figures and ministers of the Advanced Indonesia Cabinet were summoned to the Palace on Tuesday, June 14.

According to the information gathered, there are two ministerial positions and three deputy ministers (wamen) that will undergo changes. Trade Minister M Lutfi is rumored to be replaced by PAN General Chair Zulkifli Hasan. The name M Lutfi has been the target of a cabinet reshuffle since the cooking oil problem.

Then the name of the former TNI Commander General (Ret.) Hadi Tjahjanto who was mentioned would replace Sofyan Djalil as Minister of Agrarian and Spatial Planning (ATR). While in the position of Wamen, the replacement of the position of Deputy Minister of ATR/BPN and Deputy Minister of PUPR to Deputy Minister of Home Affairs.