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As opposition falters, Kalla emerges as bridge between critics, power

March 16, 2026
As opposition falters, Kalla emerges as bridge between critics, power
Former vice president Jusuf Kalla (center) is greeted by State Secretary Prasetyo Hadi (left) and Cabinet Secretary Teddy Indra Wijaya (right) as he arrives on March 3 at the Palace for a Ramadan dinner with President Prabowo Subianto and a number of former presidents and vice presidents. (Antara/Bayu Pratama S.)

In a political landscape where President Prabowo Subianto ’s administration faces scant opposition, a familiar elder statesman has stepped in from the sidelines of power to fill the gap, bridging alternative voices and decision makers to ensure diverse perspectives are heard by the government.

That figure is former vice president Jusuf Kalla, an 83-year businessman-turned-politician, who served two terms under former presidents Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono and Joko “Jokowi” Widodo and continues to wield significant influence across the country’s political, business and diplomatic networks.

A former chairman of the country’s oldest party Golkar and longtime leader of the Indonesian Red Cross (PMI), Kalla built his reputation as a pragmatic problem solver and crisis..

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