President's Prerogative in Cabinet Formation: a Constitutional Review of Bureaucratic Efficiency in the Presidential System
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https://doi.org/10.33474/yur.v9i1.24452Keywords:
Presidential Prerogative, Reformation Era, Cabinet Formation, Bureaucratic Efficiency, Good GovernanceAbstract
The removal of the previous limitation of 34 ministries under Law No. 61 of 2024 has intensified constitutional and administrative debates concerning the scope of presidential prerogative in cabinet formation. This study examines the expansion of presidential authority in structuring the cabinet and its implications for bureaucratic efficiency, fiscal management, and the implementation of good governance and agile government principles. This research applies to a normative legal method using statute and conceptual approach. The findings indicate that an enlarged cabinet structure may generate institutional inefficiencies, including overlapping ministerial functions, increased fiscal expenditure, and weakened inter-agency coordination. These conditions potentially reduce administrative effectiveness and overall governmental performance. The novelty of this study lies in its focused constitutional analysis of cabinet expansion following the removal of ministerial limits, an issue that remains underexplored in Indonesian legal scholarship. Its contribution is to connect constitutional interpretation with public administration performance in evaluating executive design. The study recommends a lean cabinet model supported by continuous institutional evaluation to ensure efficiency, accountability, and constitutional consistency.
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