The Tourism and Creative Economy Minister Sandiaga Uno, left, and his predecessor Wishnutama Kusubandio welcome the public after a handover ceremony in Jakarta on Wednesday. (Antara Photo/Andre Kuat)
BY: JAYANTY NADA SHOFA
DECEMBER 23, 2020
Jakarta. Indonesia’s Twitter has gone abuzz on Wednesday as the disorderly 2019 presidential election ends with the two matching pairs now in the very same government after a recent reshuffle.
On Tuesday, President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo has actually revealed six new ministers to sit in the ministerial cabinet.
Social media was filled with limitless bickering, which continues to this day.
Although the cabinet shake-up reports had already spread, the main announcement still broke Twitter with memes coming left and right.
Kayak pemilihan ketua osis. Yg kalah bantuin ketua jadi sekretaris apa bendahara. Wkwk
— raf (@rsmn_vr) December 22, 2020
User @abiyyu991223 tweeted two pictures comparing the situation in 2020 to 2019 by submitting an image of the election ballot paper in which the completing sets were on 2 different boxes. This time, the two sets are in the same box. In reply to his tweet, user @rsmn_vr compared this ending to the election of a student council.
” This is like the election for the trainee council president. The one who loses will help the president as the secretary or treasurer. LOL,” he tweeted.
In action to the same tweet, @utho_ tweeted: “What’s the point of a presidential election? They should have gone with hompimpah [traditional rock-paper-scissors] instead.”
Twitter even joked how Prabowo-Sandi’s relocation was inspired by Han Ji-Pyeong, a fictional character from the global hit South Korean series Start-Up. The series centers on young entrepreneurs in the start-up world, with the primary characters captured in a love triangle.
User @Mariorizki posted a screenshot of a scene of Ji-Pyeong saying, “If you can’t beat your enemy, then become their troop.” He tweeted Prabowo-Sandi has used up Ji-Pyeong’s suggestion.
Prabowo Sandi ngikutin saran Han Ji-pyeong pic.twitter.com/fToSExW4E8
— Mario Rizki (@Mariorizki) December 23, 2020
Whereas @QarisT compared the circumstance to a sales promotion of ‘purchase one, get 2.’
Buy 1, Get 2 pic.twitter.com/zTFtbfitCs
— Qaris Tajudin (@QarisT) December 22, 2020
Memes aside, lots of see the reconciliation in a favorable light and consider it as a symbol of unity, including composer Addie MS.
” I like this image. Thank you, President Jokowi,” Addie said on his Twitter account.
Aku suka gambar ini.
Siapa yg buat, ya?Akhirnya kita memang harus bersatu membangun bangsa dan negara. Lupakan label cebong-kampret. Kita INDONESIA.
Terima kasih, Presiden @jokowi. pic.twitter.com/KkOREhC14 h
— ADDIE MS (@addiems) December 22, 2020
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