Mahfud Md: The Cabinet’s Psychology Has Changed

Mahfud Md. spoke openly about his reason for resigning as Coordinating Minister for Political, Legal and Security Affairs. He did not expect that Gibran would be named a vice-presidential candidate.

Egi Adyatama

February 5, 2024

WHEN President Joko Widodo convinced the public that his cabinet was solid nearing the 2024 General Elections, Mohammad Mahfud Mahmodin signaled just the opposite. On Wednesday, January 31, Mahfud Md. resigned from the office of Coordinating Minister for Political, Legal and Security Affairs he had occupied since October 2019.

Mahfud indicated that his resignation had nothing to do with the situation of the cabinet and the support of P

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