‘Gado-gado’ Cabinet shows compromise


Working together: (From left) Foreign Minister Retno Marsudi, Prabowo and State Secretary Pratikno posing during a photo session at Merdeka Palace in Jakarta. — AFP

SINGAPORE: The new 34-strong Cabinet unveiled by Indonesian President Joko Widodo has left some scratching their heads.

Comprising a motley mix of newcomers and old hands, technocrats and politicians including opposition figures, some analysts have dubbed it the “Cabinet of compromise”.

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