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Prabowo Cabinet: The fine art of balancing

The new Indonesian President’s Cabinet is huge, but then so are his ambitions and the diverse interests that are in play.

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Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto's ‘Red and White Cabinet’ - named with the colours of the national flag in mind - has a big job on its hands.

Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto’s Red and White Cabinet has a big job on its hands.

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Leonard C. Sebastian

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On Oct 20, President Prabowo Subianto

named Indonesia’s largest-ever Cabinet

since 1966. With 109 members – inclusive of ministers, vice-ministers and heads of national agencies – it dwarfs his predecessor Joko Widodo’s 34-member team.

Why the need for such a plus-size Cabinet? A number of factors are in play.

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