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Indonesian cabinet reshuffle: how Prabowo is looking to restore credibility amid criticism

Maria Siow · South China Morning Post
Published 2 Oct 2026, 3:56 pm·5 d ago·1 min read
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Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto’s reshuffling of his cabinet signals an urgent need to address criticism and dipping ratings by banking on experienced technocrats and trusted figures in key positions. But while the appointment of a new foreign minister has raised hopes of some restraint on Prabowo’s more impulsive foreign policy decisions, analysts say the president’s self-imposed role as “chief diplomat” is unlikely to change. In his second senior cabinet change in under three weeks,...

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