Indonesian president's allies distance themselves from flagship free meals programme印尼总统的盟友们与这项旗舰免费餐食计划划清界限
Prabowo Subianto put free meals program at the heart of his election campaign as coalition parties question scheme after mass poisonings and graft.
People take part in a rally demanding an end to the government's free nutritious meal programme, following cases of food poisoning, in Yogyakarta, Indonesia, on Sep 8, 2026. -- File photo: Reuters/Dwi Obl
JAKARTA, Oct 22 (Reuters) - Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto's big-tent coalition has given him almost unchecked power for two years, but mass food poisoning and graft linked to his flagship free meals program have emerged as the first major test of their support for the former special forces commander.
Two political parties in the coalition have already decided, after internal deliberations, to distance themselves from the program, senior members from both parties with knowledge of the discussions told Reuters. A member of a third coalition party said their party feared the problems with the scheme would hurt their electoral prospects.
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2026年9月8日，在印度尼西亚日惹，民众举行集会，要求政府停止免费营养餐计划，此前该计划曾出现食物中毒事件。——资料照片：路透社/Dwi Obl
雅加达，10 月 22 日（路透社）——印尼总统普拉博沃·苏比安托的“大帐篷”联盟在过去两年里几乎赋予了他不受制约的权力，但与他旗舰免费餐食计划相关的大规模食物中毒和贪污事件，已成为他们支持这位前特种部队指挥官的第一个重大考验。
据路透社报道，联合政府中的两个政党经过内部商议后，已决定与该计划保持距离。知情人士透露，这两个政党的高级成员均表示，他们担心该计划的问题会损害其选举前景。第三个联合政府政党的成员表示，该党担心该计划的问题会损害其选举前景。
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