President-elect Prabowo Subianto has summoned candidates for ministerial, deputy ministerial, and agency head positions, but CELIOS analysis shows that most candidates are politicians (55.6%) and supporters of Prabowo-Gibran (72%). Only 15.7% are technocratic professionals, while women account for just 9.3%. CELIOS researcher Galau D. Muhammad emphasized, “Appointing more deputy ministers means higher state spending. All these obligations further exacerbate fiscal vulnerability.”
This phenomenon also risks widening inequality. CELIOS researcher Achmad Hanif Imaduddin noted, “Although ministerial salaries are relatively low compared with those of other positions, these roles can have broad economic impacts, such as increases in the value of companies owned by ministers, which can be seen as a benefit of access to power.” Indonesia has 46 ministers—far more than large countries such as the US and China—raising the risk of bureaucratic expansion and budgetary waste.
President-elect Prabowo Subianto has summoned candidates for ministerial, deputy ministerial, and agency head positions, but CELIOS analysis shows that most candidates are politicians (55.6%) and supporters of Prabowo-Gibran (72%). Only 15.7% are technocratic professionals, while women account for just 9.3%. CELIOS researcher Galau D. Muhammad emphasized, “Appointing more deputy ministers means higher state spending. All these obligations further exacerbate fiscal vulnerability.”
This phenomenon also risks widening inequality. CELIOS researcher Achmad Hanif Imaduddin noted, “Although ministerial salaries are relatively low compared with those of other positions, these roles can have broad economic impacts, such as increases in the value of companies owned by ministers, which can be seen as a benefit of access to power.” Indonesia has 46 ministers—far more than large countries such as the US and China—raising the risk of bureaucratic expansion and budgetary waste.
Media Wahyudi Askar highlighted the issue of meritocracy: “Rather than being selected on the basis of expertise and professional track records, these positions now tend to be distributed according to political interests. Deputy minister positions, once often filled by professionals, are now given to party cadres.” CELIOS emphasizes the need to strengthen budget oversight and transparency through the Supreme Audit Agency (BPK), the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK), and the Supreme Court (MA) to ensure accountability, prevent waste, and create a clean government focused on the public interest.
Media Wahyudi Askar highlighted the issue of meritocracy: “Rather than being selected on the basis of expertise and professional track records, these positions now tend to be distributed according to political interests. Deputy minister positions, once often filled by professionals, are now given to party cadres.” CELIOS emphasizes the need to strengthen budget oversight and transparency through the Supreme Audit Agency (BPK), the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK), and the Supreme Court (MA) to ensure accountability, prevent waste, and create a clean government focused on the public interest.
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