Speaking in connection with the finalization process of the bill on the amendment to Law No. 39 of 2008 concerning state ministries being pursued by the House of Representatives (DPR), Hasan did not give an exact figure of the ministers to be serving under Prabowo.
"It is true that there will be an increase (in the number of ministerial posts). The number might be around that (44 ministers)," he remarked in Jakarta when asked about the discourse of increasing the ministerial count to 44.
The minister further stressed that Prabowo, who will be inaugurated on October 20, wields the prerogative right to appoint ministers as per his wish. Hence, Hasan said he would let the next president decide on the number of ministerial posts to be granted to PAN.
"We all know that this is a prerogative right of the president," he pointed out.
Earlier, during a work committee meeting, the DPR determined several changes to be made to the law. The House's Legislative Body then approved the State Ministries Law Amendment Bill to be convened in a plenary meeting for legislation into law.
Several changes to the law have been proposed, including the addition of Article 6A regarding the establishment of a new ministry for specific purposes as well as Article 9A that will allow a president to revise a structural organization of a ministry.
Moreover, the bill aims to amend Article 15 of the law in a bid to permit a president to determine the number of ministries needed, overriding the current rule that limits the number to only 34.
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