Prabowo Acknowledges His Coalition is Large, Seeks Unity Among All Forces for the People

JAKARTA, KOMPAS.com - Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto acknowledged that the government coalition he leads is indeed large.

However, he emphasized that this substantial coalition was created to enhance the lives of the people.

Prabowo made these remarks during a Cabinet Plenary Meeting marking the two-year anniversary of his administration alongside Gibran at the Presidential Palace in Jakarta on Wednesday (21/10/2026).

"Our coalition is large, that's true. Because I want as many forces as possible to unite for the improvement of our people's lives," Prabowo stated.

He explained that the political dynamics in Indonesia are indeed competitive due to limited seats.

He also jested about a party chairman present at the meeting who smiled as he spoke.

"I do not want to repeatedly delve into the past. A country as large as ours has significant political dynamics and fierce competition. Seats are limited. Why is someone smiling? This party leader should be aware that seats are limited. There is only one president," he remarked.

Prabowo then brought up the notion that his cabinet is referred to as 'overweight.'

He pointed out that Indonesia has a land area approximately the size of Europe.

"We are accused of having a fat cabinet, right? Not efficient. But I remind you, our country has nearly 300 million people. Our country is physically as large as Europe. Europe consists of 30 countries. Each has 30 cabinets, 30 finance ministers, 30 military commanders, 30 attorneys general, 30 police chiefs," Prabowo argued.

"Indonesia has one cabinet. Where’s the inefficiency? Where’s the inefficiency? And we are capable of managing disasters. We responded decisively to disasters in North Sumatra recently. Earthquakes, Krakatoa, forest fires, we faced them united," he added.