Fighting Over Half Seats

Political parties now have their eyes set on deputy ministerial positions. But regulations state that the posts should go to career officials and civil servants.

November 3, 2009

THE four senior state officials were busy discussing a number of names at the presidential office. Vice President Boediono, Coordinating Minister for the Economy Hatta Rajasa, State Secretary Sudi Silalahi and the Chairman of the Presidential Unit for the Monitoring & Control of National Development, Kuntoro Mangkusubroto, were busy tinkering around with the names of figures who could be chosen as deputy ministers, the number two person in a depa

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