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President To Announce Cabinet Lineup On Wednesday

Jakarta, Oct 22 (Antara) - President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) has confirmed that he will announce his cabinet lineup for the 2014-2019 period on Wednesday. "The names of ministers in the cabinet lineup will soon be announced today, either in the morning or afternoon," President Jokowi said during a friendly gathering with Jakarta provincial administrations officials at governor`s official house in Menteng area on Wednesday morning. Jokowi remarked that the announcement will probably take place at one of several locations such as Pluit, Tanjung Priok, or Tanah Abang. "It is serious. We will announce the cabinet lineup today either in Tanah Abang, Tanjung Priok, Pluit, or other location," the newly installed president noted. PolcoMM Institute Executive Director Heru Budianto during a discussion on "Developing Healthy Synergy between the Government and the Parliament" here on Tuesday said Jokowi should choose clean figures for his future cabinet ministers. "People pin their hope on President Jokowi with regard to the selection of ministers who are expected to be clean, competent and aspiring," he said. Heru praised Jokowi`s initiative to ask the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) to help check the track records of candidates. He said the decision would help reduce the possibilities of his government being held hostage later by ministers` bad track records. "It would now depend on Jokowi whether or not he would take the KPK recommendations and use its indicators," he said.

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