Jokowi flags cabinet changes as Indonesia coalition ties sour

Indonesian President Joko Widodo talks as Malaysia's Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim listens during their meeting at the Presidential Palace in Bogor, Indonesia, on Monday, January 9, 2023. - Reuters

JAKARTA, Jan 10 (Bloomberg): Indonesian President Joko Widodo has confirmed plans for another cabinet change amid fraying ties between two major parties in the ruling coalition ahead of the presidential elections next year.

Jokowi, as the president is popularly called, plans to make the announcement "maybe on Monday, Tuesday or Wednesday,” he told reporters last week in response to questions from reporters. He declined to say what would change in the cabinet line-up, which would be the fourth such reshuffle in the president’s second and final term in office.