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Comment: Muslim leaders join fray in coalition game
April 22, p1Prominent clerics from 67 Muslim organizations have called on the five Islamic-based parties to band together in a coalition ahead of the July 9 presidential election
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Prominent clerics from 67 Muslim organizations have called on the five Islamic-based parties to band together in a coalition ahead of the July 9 presidential election. Led by the Indonesian Ulema Council (MUI) and issuing the statement collectively as the Islamic People's Forum (FUI), the clerics said such a coalition would represent the interests of Muslim voters.
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I'm Muslim and I don't want these so-called Islamic parties to form a coalition. Every party in Indonesia represents Muslims already. There are no Christian parties.
The reason these Islamic parties did well was because they have become more inclusive and distanced themselves from the radicals. Forming a coalition will only ensure their decline in popularity next time around.
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