REPUBLIKA.CO.ID, JAKARTA -- President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) is expected to reshuffle his cabinet for the second time to improve communication and coordination among his ministers, a political observer said.

"I agree with the President's move if he reshuffles his cabinet for the second time to optimize the performance of his ministers," political observer Agung Supriyo of the University of Indonesia (UI) said during a discussion on democracy.

He said the first reshuffle was carried out last August due to lack of communication, discord and inappropriate coordination among ministers.

The President had reshuffled three coordinating ministers and repositioned two technical ministers to improve coordination and communication, noted Agung.

However, after the first reshuffle, there were still instances of miscommunication among the cabinet ministers.

Agung saw the minister's performance has not been optimum and needed to be improved.

"Unless these flaws are corrected soon, miscommunication and lack of coordination could erode the public trust in the government," he said.

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