ASEANEWS HEADLINE-POLITICS | JAKARTA, Indonesia: Removing president must follow constitutional process: Prabowo

President Prabowo gives a speech on Wednesday during a meeting with hundreds of government officials at the Presidential Palace. (Antara/Galih Pradipta)

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Inside the Prabowo Era: Indonesia’s Democratic Test | Foreign Correspondent

A revolution is taking place in a key Australian ally and neighbour. Indonesia’s President Prabowo Subianto has clocked up his first year in power and with incredible speed, he’s nationalising and militarising his nation’s economy to deliver on his promise of a self-reliant future for his nation.

On Foreign Correspondent Indonesia reporter Tim Swanston reports on the scale and cost of Prabowo’s ambitious program. But there are some who are warning that in the process Indonesia is losing the democratic freedoms that were hard fought with the fall of the corrupt dictatorship of the former President Suharto.

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President Prabowo Subianto has addressed recent calls from government critics for his early removal less than two years into his term, saying that he welcomes public criticism but insists that any attempt to unseat him must follow constitutional procedures.

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Speaking during a meeting with hundreds of government officials at the Presidential Palace on Wednesday, Prabowo said he saw any “corrections”, including “insults” and “slanders”, as a reminder to stay vigilant in his duties.

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“If we are insulted or criticized, we should take it as a warning to be vigilant. […] If I am perceived as foolish, I must surround myself with smart advisors to help me,” the President said, urging officials to respond to them with calm and wisdom.

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While insisting that his administration has been “effective” at running the country since he took office in October 2024, Prabowo acknowledged that some groups may be dissatisfied with his administration’s performance and may seek a change in leadership.

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He said: “If the government is deemed unsatisfactory, then replace it.

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There are mechanisms to do so peacefully and properly: through elections, which is fine, or through impeachment, which is also fine.

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There is no issue with this.” “But impeachment must follow the proper channels, through the House of Representatives, the Constitutional Court and the People’s Consultative Assembly [MPR],” he stressed, calling on the public to “trust the system” built by the country’s founding

Yerica Lai (The Jakarta Post) PREMIUM Jakarta Fri, April 10, 2026

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