The new president of Indonesia forms a cabinet with more than a hundred members

MADRID 21 Oct. (EUROPA PRESS) –

The new president of Indonesia, former general Pradowo Subianto, presented this Monday his new cabinet, the largest in the country for almost 60 years, since it has almost fifty ministries with 100 ministers and deputy ministers.

Subianto announced the names on Sunday night after taking the oath and has named the ‘Roko and White Cabinet’, in reference to the colors of the Indonesian flag. Almost twenty of those appointed were ministers during the Administration of his predecessor, former president Joko Widodo, according to the ‘Jakarta Post’ newspaper.

The President of the United States, Joe Biden, has congratulated Subianto on his inauguration and the Indonesian people for exercising their right to vote and making their voices heard. “This year, Indonesia and the United States celebrate 75 years of diplomatic relations,” he stressed before indicating that both his vice president, Kamala Harris, and he hope to work together “to honor this milestone of continuing to strengthen” their strategic partnership and “demonstrate that the Democracies can face the challenges that matter most to the lives of their people.

“His election is a testament to the shared values ​​of democracy and rule of law that unite the United States and Indonesia, two of the world’s largest democracies (…) Our mutual commitment to human rights, diversity and prosperity is crucial to preserving a free and open Indo-Pacific region and world,” Secretary of State Antony Blinken added in a statement.

The 73-year-old former general comes to power 26 years after his dismissal from the Army after being the subject of an investigation into his alleged involvement in the kidnapping of student activists and human rights abuses in Papua and East Timor, accusations that The former military man has always rejected.