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Indonesian President Prabowo replaces five ministers after deadly protests

Indonesia’s newly appointed ministers attend their swearing-in ceremony at the Presidential Palace in Jakarta on September 8, 2025 [AFP]

Indonesia’s President Prabowo Subianto has replaced five ministers in a lightning cabinet reshuffle after deadly protests rocked the Southeast Asian nation of 285 million people in recent weeks.

The cabinet shake-up on Monday follows rising public dissatisfaction with Prabowo’s administration and parliament’s perceived insensitivity over economic hardships affecting everyday people, which led to mass protests breaking out at the end of August.

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