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    "data": {
        "id": 1872524,
        "msgid": "golkar-citizens-have-the-right-to-form-a-shadow-cabinet-1784638639",
        "date": "2026-07-21 18:54:27",
        "title": "Golkar: Citizens Have the Right to Form a Shadow Cabinet",
        "author": "",
        "source": "TEMPO_ID",
        "tags": "",
        "topic": "Politics",
        "summary": "Golkar Party Secretary-General Muhammad Sarmuji stated that citizens are entitled to form a Shadow Cabinet as a platform for criticism, though he questioned its follow-up mechanisms compared to official institutions like the DPR. The civil society coalition established the Shadow Cabinet to provide policy alternatives and oversight, citing the absence of a formal opposition to President Prabowo's government.",
        "content": "<p>Golkar Party Secretary-General Muhammad Sarmuji has stated that he\nhas no issue with the public forming a Shadow Cabinet as a counterpart\nto the Red and White Cabinet. According to Sarmuji, the public has the\nright to use the Shadow Cabinet as a platform to channel criticism to\nthe government. \u201cThat is a citizen\u2019s right. So, as a citizen\u2019s right,\nplease go ahead,\u201d he said at the House of Representatives (DPR) Complex\nin Jakarta on Tuesday, 21 July 2026.<\/p>\n<p>A civil society coalition formed the Shadow Cabinet to oversee and\ncorrect the policies of the Red and White Cabinet under President\nPrabowo Subianto\u2019s administration. The cabinet, comprising activists,\nacademics, and experts, will formulate alternative government policies.\nFeri Amsari, Chair of the Shadow Cabinet Selection Committee, explained\nthat the cabinet was established due to the weakening of checks and\nbalances against the government.<\/p>\n<p>Sarmuji acknowledged the public\u2019s right to criticise but suggested\nthat official state institutions like the DPR could also serve as a\nchannel for such criticism. \u201cIf it is through the Shadow Cabinet, who\nwill follow up on it? But if it is through official institutions like\nthe DPR, there is a follow-up mechanism and oversight of that\nfollow-up,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, the civil society coalition argued that the Shadow Cabinet\nis necessary because there is no sufficiently strong formal opposition\nto balance President Prabowo\u2019s policies. Feri Amsari emphasised that the\nShadow Cabinet is a platform for oversight and developing evidence-based\npolicy alternatives, and it operates on a pro-bono and non-partisan\nbasis. The Shadow Cabinet consists of 15 ministers selected from\nhundreds of applicants, who will act as direct counterparts to ministers\nin the Red and White Cabinet.<\/p>",
        "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/golkar-citizens-have-the-right-to-form-a-shadow-cabinet-1784638639",
        "image": ""
    },
    "sponsor": "Okusi Associates",
    "sponsor_url": "https:\/\/okusiassociates.com"
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