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Indonesian President-elect and Defense Minister Prabowo Subianto, left, talks with President Joko Widodo during the country's 79th Independence Day celebration at the Presidential Palace in the new capital city of Nusantara, on Aug. 17. © Reuters

ISMI DAMAYANTI, Nikkei staff writer

JAKARTA -- Indonesian President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo ushered in several new ministers on Monday in a cabinet reshuffle two months before his term ends, with figures close to incoming leader Prabowo Subianto taking key posts.

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