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| Indonesia's President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono's new cabinet line-up has drawn criticism from analysts. | Indonesia's President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono's new cabinet line-up has drawn criticism from analysts. |
| Many say the president's choices, announced could have been bolder, considering he was given such a strong mandate when he was re-elected in July. | Many say the president's choices, announced could have been bolder, considering he was given such a strong mandate when he was re-elected in July. |
| President Yudhoyono was voted back into power on promises of improving economic conditions for citizens in the world's most populous Muslim nation. | President Yudhoyono was voted back into power on promises of improving economic conditions for citizens in the world's most populous Muslim nation. |
| He also promised to crack down on corruption. | He also promised to crack down on corruption. |
| A cabinet of compromise - that is what editorials in Indonesia are calling President Yudhoyono's new cabinet. | A cabinet of compromise - that is what editorials in Indonesia are calling President Yudhoyono's new cabinet. |
| Out of the 37 names announced late on Wednesday - 34 ministers and three state officials - just over half are career politicians. | |
| Many had hoped that the president would choose professionals who are experts in their field - especially since the Indonesian leader received such the overwhelming majority of the public vote in July's election. | Many had hoped that the president would choose professionals who are experts in their field - especially since the Indonesian leader received such the overwhelming majority of the public vote in July's election. |
| But political analysts say President Yudhoyono has always been a realistic man. | But political analysts say President Yudhoyono has always been a realistic man. |
| While he may have secured the nation's popular support, he still needs the help of political parties to push through legislation in parliament. | While he may have secured the nation's popular support, he still needs the help of political parties to push through legislation in parliament. |
| The new government has some big challenges ahead. | The new government has some big challenges ahead. |
| Although this country was not as badly hit as its neighbours by the global financial crisis, people here still felt the pain of the slowdown. | Although this country was not as badly hit as its neighbours by the global financial crisis, people here still felt the pain of the slowdown. |
| Indonesia's unemployment rate is one of the highest in Asia, and millions of people still live under the poverty line. | Indonesia's unemployment rate is one of the highest in Asia, and millions of people still live under the poverty line. |
| These issues will be some of the biggest priorities for Indonesia's new cabinet. | These issues will be some of the biggest priorities for Indonesia's new cabinet. |