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View all search resultsSBY urges good natured race for the presidency
President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono says the race to win the presidency must run well and all parties must strive to ensure it is a success, with no deep resentments harbored after the process ends
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resident Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono says the race to win the presidency must run well and all parties must strive to ensure it is a success, with no deep resentments harbored after the process ends.
'In the future, after the completion of the election process, we should be able to unite again to continue to develop our nation. Let's end the deep resentment created during the election process. It's not good to bear a grudge and keep hatred among us,' said the President as quoted by Antara news agency.
He was speaking at an event to celebrate the ascension of the Prophet Muhammad at Bogor Palace, West Java, on Wednesday evening, also attended by First Lady Ani Yudhoyono, Vice President Boediono and his wife Herawati Boediono, and several Cabinet ministers.
Yudhoyono went on to say the race should feature healthy competition.
'It's unwise to pass grudges and hatred onto the next generation. Let's build again a harmony and togetherness among all components of the nation, a togetherness that is built based on fraternity, solidarity, ukhuwah Islamiyah [Islamic brotherhood] and ukhuwah wathoniyah [nationalism],' Yudhoyono said.
'Let's prove our democracy is maturing and is full of politeness,' he went on.
The President also reminded that before and during the presidential election, all parties should avoid engaging in smear campaigns.
As the presidential election draws near, smear campaigns have been pushed on social media outlets, including claims that presidential candidate Joko 'Jokowi' Widodo was of Chinese descent and was a Christian.
Meanwhile, presidential candidate Prabowo Subianto has dealt with allegations about his alleged involvement in human rights violations during the May 1998 riots. More recently, he was accused of having dual Indonesian-Jordanian citizenship.
Yudhoyono said it was important for the whole country to choose and then support the candidates in the upcoming election for the sake of national development. (fss/ebf)
