Hoax! Prabowo uses prerogative to oust Puan Maharani

Jakarta (ANTARA/JACX) – A Facebook post claims President Prabowo Subianto will use his prerogative to oust the Speaker of the DPR RI, Puan Maharani, from her post. The post employs a provocative narrative that appears to describe a major change in the national political structure, with the following wording: “President Prabowo boycotts the DPR chair. One by one they fall in the Prabowo era. Prabowo uses prerogative to oust Puan.” But is it true that Prabowo will use his prerogative to oust Puan?

Explanation:

Based on the investigation, there is no official statement from the government stating that President Prabowo will use prerogative to dismiss the Speaker of the DPR RI.

Based on the constitution, the president indeed has prerogative powers, but those powers do not include the dismissal of DPR members and its leaders.

The presidential prerogative generally relates to the appointment of ministers, ambassadors, and other high-ranking state officials, the determination of foreign policy, the making of international agreements, as well as grant of amnesty and abolition.

Thus, the narrative that President Prabowo will oust Puan Maharani is unfounded information or a hoax.

Claim: Prabowo uses prerogative to oust Puan Maharani

Rating: Hoax

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