Indonesian president to reshuffle cabinet: presidential palace

Indonesian President Joko Widodo waves to the student performers (not pictured) upon his arrival to attend the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Summit and related meetings in Clark, Pampanga, northern Philippines November 12, 2017. REUTERS/Erik De Castro

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JAKARTA (Reuters) - Indonesian President Joko Widodo will swear in new members of cabinet on Wednesday, the presidential palace said, in what will be the third reshuffle of his five-year term.

The reshuffle was widely expected as some of Widodo's ministers have requested leave of absence to stand in regional elections later this year.

The palace did not confirm which cabinet members would be replaced and by whom, but the social affairs minister is standing for election in East Java province and the industry minister was recently appointed head of the second-largest party Golkar. Both are expected to be replaced.

Legislative and presidential elections will be held in 2019.

(Reporting by Beawiharta; Writing by Kanupriya Kapoor; Editing by Michael Perry)

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