No images? Click here Oops, he did it again: Jokowi's latest cabinet shake-upThree years into his second term, Indonesia's President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo has decided to change the lineup of his ministers, again. On Wednesday, Jokowi inaugurated seasoned politician Zulkifli Hasan as the new trade minister, as well as the president's longtime friend and retired military general Hadi Tjahjanto as the new agrarian reform and spatial planning minister. These changes are the seventh cabinet shake-up under Jokowi's administration. The media have reported that the reshuffle is Jokowi's bid to ensure his administration's stability for the remainder of his term. Even though some experts believe that the appointment is just Jokowi's move to appease his political coalition (which controls more than 80% of the seats in the House of Representatives). We have published two articles to analyse the recent cabinet reshuffle. Please send your pitch here if you are interested in writing on Indonesia's politics. How Indonesian politicians misuse the term ‘big data’ to delay the next presidential electionPeople should be more careful before making conclusions from what appears on social media.
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