Prabowo Prioritizes Competence in Determining Allocation of Number of Ministers

Moreover, in the context of his position as president, the selection of competent figures becomes the most important factor in fulfilling the needs according to the development agenda and priorities for the next five years. "Competence is the primary consideration," said Dahnil when contacted from Jakarta on Friday (18/4/2024).

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Competence is the main thing.

Even though competency is a priority, the Gerindra Party politician does not deny that determining figures and determining the allocation of the number of ministers needs to be done in the context of power sharing. This is a normal thing to do when forming a new government.

"The basic foundation is competence, one of the ways in politics, of course power sharing, is something that is understandable in democracy," said Dahnil.

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Spokesperson for the Prabowo Subianto-Gibran Rakabuming Raka National Campaign Team (TKN) did not deny the desire of a number of supporting political parties (political parties) for Prabowo to prioritize political parties' contributions in gaining votes in the presidential election. However, TKN has its own mechanism to evaluate the work of each political party member of the Advanced Indonesia Coalition (KIM) that is supporting Prabowo-Gibran in the 2024 presidential election.

As for the final decision, it will be determined by Prabowo. "Everything goes back to Mr. Prabowo. He knows best. The team also has an evaluation of the performance of the presidential election succession," said Dahnil.

Previously, the Secretary General of Gerindra, Ahmad Muzani, expressed objections if the allocation of the number of ministers is based on the party's election results. Because the role of each political party in this matter cannot be measured accurately.

Instead of calculating their contributions, the recommended names from party leaders will be given more consideration because the indicators for approving or rejecting them will be clearer.

"What we will take into account are people who have received recommendations and people who are considered to have expertise in the field they will be holding or being proposed for," said Ahmad Muzani (Kompas, 19/4/2024).

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Previously, there was disagreement between KIM member political parties regarding the basis for determining the allocation of ministerial seats in the 2024-2029 cabinet. The KIM consists of, among others, the Gerindra Party, the Golkar Party, the Democratic Party, the National Mandate Party (PAN), and the Indonesian Solidarity Party (PSI). Apart from that, there is also the Crescent Star Party, the Gelora Party and the Garuda Party.

For example, the Golkar Party proposed that the determination of the number of ministers to be obtained should be based on their contribution to the Prabowo-Gibran vote count. Golkar once suggested asking for five ministers because they won the vote count in 15 provinces out of a total of 38 provinces.

The best cadre

The Chairman of the Democratic Party's Strategic Communication Body, Herzaky Mahendra Putra, said that Prabowo has asked the Chairman of the Democratic Party, Agus Harimurti Yudhoyono, to prepare the best cadres from the party to enter the cabinet.

Although he claimed not to know the number of figures requested, Herzaky said that the individuals prepared by the Democratic Party are the best cadres who have loyalty to the party, as well as competence and credibility in the field they will be assigned to.

"There are certainly criteria conveyed by Mr. Prabowo to Mr. AHY (Agus Harimurti Yudhoyono) regarding Democratic Party members. However, in any case, the main goal is to provide the best for the cabinet," said Herzaky.

Regarding the possibility of the opposing faction in Prabowo-Gibran's politics joining the cabinet, according to Herzaky, it is a good thing. Just like Prabowo, the Democrat party also wants all national figures to unite. Unity is necessary as building the nation is not an easy matter.

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There are certainly criteria that Mr. Prabowo conveyed to Mr. AHY (Agus Harimurti Yudhoyono) regarding Democrat party cadres. However, in any case, the main point is to provide the best for the cabinet.

However, he emphasized that this did not mean that the Democrats wanted the absence of political parties acting as opposition. After all, the government needs opposition. "We embrace. However, if there is opposition, it is still good, because we still need friends, both inside and outside," said Herzaky.