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        "msgid": "prabowo-says-he-has-no-problem-with-a-bulky-red-and-white-cabinet-our-coalition-is-large-1792583497",
        "date": "2026-10-21 18:29:57",
        "title": "Prabowo Says He Has No Problem with a \u2018Bulky\u2019 Red and White Cabinet: \u2018Our Coalition Is Large\u2019",
        "author": "",
        "source": "VIVA",
        "tags": "berita",
        "topic": "Politics",
        "summary": "President Prabowo Subianto defended the size of his cabinet, arguing that a broad coalition is needed to unite political forces in a country as large and diverse as Indonesia. He also said the administration had coordinated responses to recent natural disasters, while acknowledging that the government must continue learning from its experience.",
        "content": "<p>President Prabowo Subianto responded to criticism that the Red and\nWhite Cabinet is too large, saying his government has a broad\ncoalition.<\/p>\n<p>Prabowo made the remarks in his opening address to a plenary cabinet\nmeeting marking two years of government, at the Presidential Palace\ncomplex in Jakarta on Wednesday (21 October 2026).<\/p>\n<p>He said a broad coalition was necessary to bring as many political\nforces as possible together to govern in a way that improves public\nwelfare.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOur coalition is large. I want as many forces as possible to unite\nin improving the lives of our people,\u201d Prabowo said.<\/p>\n<p>Prabowo said a country as large as Indonesia had significant\npolitical dynamics. But despite the fierce competition, he added, the\nnumber of cabinet positions was limited.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI do not want to keep revisiting what has already happened. In a\ncountry as large as ours, with political dynamics on this scale,\ncompetition is bound to be fierce, while the number of seats is\nlimited.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhy is someone smiling? This party leader understands. There are\nonly a limited number of seats, and there is only one president,\u201d he\nsaid.<\/p>\n<p>He then responded to claims that a large cabinet was inefficient,\npointing out that Indonesia\u2019s land area was comparable to Europe\u2019s.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are accused of having a bloated cabinet, of being inefficient,\naren\u2019t we? But, ladies and gentlemen, let me remind you: our country has\nnearly 300 million people, and its physical size is comparable to\nEurope,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>He added that Europe, across a similar area, comprised around 30\ncountries, each with its own cabinet. Indonesia, by contrast, had just\none.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cEurope has 30 countries, 30 cabinets, 30 finance ministers, 30\nmilitary commanders, 30 attorneys-general and 30 police chiefs.\nIndonesia has one cabinet, ladies and gentlemen. So which one is\ninefficient? Which one is inefficient?\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>Prabowo said the current cabinet had enabled his government to deal\nwith a range of challenges, including recent natural disasters in\nIndonesia.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe have been able to manage them. We have faced natural disasters.\nWe mobilised extensively in northern Sumatra recently. What was that\nearthquake? Krakatau. We worked together to tackle forest and land\nfires. We are not satisfied; we are learning,\u201d he said.<\/p>",
        "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/prabowo-says-he-has-no-problem-with-a-bulky-red-and-white-cabinet-our-coalition-is-large-1792583497",
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