Senior politician and Chairperson of the United Development Party (PPP) Suharso Monoarfa – who was also member of the Presidential Advisory Council (Wantimpres) in the 2014-2019 period – on Tuesday (22/10) was invited by President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo to the Presidential Palace, Jakarta. “In his remarks during the inauguration last Sunday, the President raised issues […]

President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo on Tuesday (22/10) invited former Governor of South Sulawesi Syahrul Yasin Limpo to the Palace. “President Jokowi asked me to join the new cabinet as a representative from the National Democratic Party. My party and I will fully support the President,” Limpo said to reporters after meeting President Jokowi.

Politician of the National Awakening Party (PKB) who is also member of the House of Representatives for the 2014-2019 period Ida Fauziah on Tuesday (22/10) was invited by President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo to the Presidential Palace, Jakarta. “President Jokowi asked me to help him,” said Ida. Regarding the post she will fill, Ida said that […]

President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo has formed a team of seven people to help him arrange the new cabinet which he will directly announce on Wednesday (23/10). “The seven people are Pratikno, Pramono Anung, Retno Marsudi, Moeldoko, Ari Dwipayana, Sukardi Rinakit, and Alex Lay,” Deputy for Protocol, Press, and Media of the Presidential Secretariat Bey Machmudin […]

CEO and Co-founder of ride-hailing firm Gojek Nadiem Makarim has announced that he has been offered a ministerial position following a meeting with President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo at the Presidential Palace, Jakarta, Monday (21/10). He also said he has resigned from his current position at the ride-hailing firm as of today. The resignation came a […]

President Joko ‘Jokowi’ Widodo on Monday (21/10) afternoon also invited Populi Center researchers Nico Harjanto, former Minister of State Secretary 2014-2019 Pratikno, and former student-activist Fadjroel Rahman to the Presidential Palace, Jakarta. In his meeting with President Jokowi, Fadjroel admitted that he indeed got a direct assignment from the President. However, he declined to comment […]

After presidential and vice presidential inauguration on Sunday (20/10), a member of Agency for the Implementation of State Ideology of Pancasila (BPIP) Steering Committee Mahfud MD was summoned by President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo at the Presidential Palace, Jakarta, Monday (21/10). After meeting with the President, Mahfud did not deny that he will join the Cabinet […]

The presence of South Minahasa Regent Christiany Eugenia Tetty Paruntu on Monday (21/10) at the Presidential Palace, Jakarta, has sparked speculation among press regarding the upcoming Cabinet lineup of President Joko ‘Jokowi’ Widodo. Responding to this matter, Deputy of Protocol, Press, and Media of Presidential Secretariat Bey Machmudin clarified that President Jokowi did call several […]

Former Presidential Candidate who is also the Chairperson of Gerindra Party, Prabowo Subianto, along with Deputy Chairman of the Party, Edhy Prabowo, met with President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo at the Presidential Palace, Jakarta, Monday (21/10). After the meeting, Prabowo explained that the President has asked him and Edhy Prabowo to support the upcoming Cabinet. “I […]

Chairman of Golkar Party Airlangga Hartarto on Monday (21/10) was invited by President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo to the Presidential Palace, Jakarta According to Airlangga, President Jokowi invited him to discuss the country’s economic conditions related to the trade of balance deficit and the development of economic zones.