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04/20/07 14:28 President to announce limited cabinet reshuffle early May Jakarta (ANTARA News) - President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono said here on Friday he would announce a limited cabinet reshuffle early in May. "I will announce a limited cabinet reshuffle early in May, more or less two weeks from now," the President said after performing Friday prayers at the mosque in the State Palace compound here. He expressed hope that the planned reshuffle which has good intention would likewise yield good fruit in the sense that it would lead to improvement in the government`s effectiveness and performance. "The goal is once again to improve the effectiveness and performance of the government which has formidable tasks and faces heavy challenges to promote the people`s welfare," he said. During a press conference at the Warso Farm in Bogor, south of here, last week, the president played down calls from many quarters including political parties to replace a number of his ministers with their candidates. The head of state asked all quarters, including political parties, to have a better knowledge of his principles and stance on a cabinet reshuffle. "I want all ministers to have a good understanding if there is a reshuffle which is merely to serve the greater interests and not individual interests," he added. The president said he would consult those political parties whose cadres in the cabinet would be replaced in the reshuffle. "I will also consult the vice president about the matter although the decision to reshuffle the cabinet will finally rest with me," he said. Calls for a cabinet reshuffle have been mounting in recent weeks. House of Representatives (DPR) Speaker Agung Laksono said in Kuala Lumpur on Tuesday that the proposed Cabinet reshuffle should be carried out as soon as possible so that ministers would not get confused. However, Zamharir, a senior Golkar Party politician said in Jakarta on Wednesday that President Yudhoyono had better not resuffle his cabinet if it was to be done merely because of pressure from certain quarters. "Reshuffling the cabinet is the president`s prerogative but it should be exercised in the interest of the public as a whole, not in that of certain pressure groups," Zamharir said in commenting on statements by many politicians and observers about power-sharing among certain groups or political parties in a revamped cabinet. +++++ http://www.antara.co.id/en/arc/2007/4/18/golkar-politician-against-cabinet-resuffle-if-merely-to-to-satisfy-pressure-groups/ 04/18/07 16:55 Golkar politician against cabinet resuffle if merely to to satisfy pressure groups Jakarta (ANTARA News) - President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono had better not resuffle his cabinet if it was to be done merely because of pressure from certain quarters, a senior Golkar Party politician said. Zamharir, a former legislator, made the remark in comment on statements by many politicians and observers about power-sharing among certain groups or political parties in a revamped cabinet. "Reshuffling the cabinet is the president`s prerogartive but it should be exercised in the interest of the public as a whole, not in that of certain pressure groups," Zamharir said. He also said political parties should not act or make statements as if the president`s prerogative in the matter no longer applied. "As we all know, a cabinet reshuffle is needed to improve the government`s performance, coordination and synchronization," Zamharir said. "A cabinet shake-up is also important for the pace of the economic development and poverty eradication programs," he added. Earlier, on Tuesday, House of Representatives (DPR) Speaker Agung Laksono said the proposed cabinet reshuffle should be carried out as soon as possible so that ministers would not get confused. "It would be better for President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono to reshuffle the cabinet as soon as possible," Agung said on the sidelines of an ASEAN Inter-Parliamentary Organization (AIPO) meeting on April 17-19 in Kuala Lumpur. "So, don`t postpone the Cabinet reshuffle any longer because ministers will get confused about whether or not they will be maintained," he said. Based on the statement of the president who was supposed to reshuffle the Cabinet in mid April, a new cabinet would be made public on April 20 or 21, Agung said. The DPR chairman expressed hope that the planned cabinet reshuffle would be the last one for Yudhoyono whose mandate ends in 2009. For his part, the president must appoint the right men to sit in the revamped cabinet, he said. Asked about the likehood of the president picking up more Golkar Party cadres to sit in the cabinet, Agung who is also Golkar Party vice chairman said it was quite proper for the president to do so as Golkar had led the last parliamentary election. 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