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Opinion 6 years ago
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Ma’ruf and NU factor
During the campaign period, the rhetoric that NU members should vote for Jokowi because his running mate was a former NU supreme leader was frequently uttered by NU leaders both on the central board and in the NU’s vast network of pesantren (Islamic boarding schools).
National 6 years ago
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Police ready for any poll result violence
The government is anticipating potential trouble ahead of the wrap-up of the official vote tally on May 22, amid reports that supporters of losing presidential candidate Prabowo Subianto are planning to take to the streets to challenge the election result.
Books 6 years ago
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'The Ma'ruf Amin Way': The theoretical ideals of Islamic economics
The Ma’ruf Amin Way tries to elaborate on a statement Ma’ruf made on Islamic economics, partnership and redistribution of assets during the Community Economic Congress held by the Indonesian Ulema Council (MUI) in 2017.
Politics 6 years ago
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Despite 'people power' rally, PAN chief to support Indonesia election winners
The Prabowo camp held the rally, which they described as “people power”, after they reported data entry errors on Situng, the General Elections Commission (KPU) vote tally website, which they claimed to be evidence election fraud, to the Elections Supervisory Agency (Bawaslu).
Politics 6 years ago
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Prabowo's threats of people power may be ‘treasonous’
To anticipate any potential trouble, The Indonesian Military (TNI) and National Police will jointly deploy 450,000 personnel to guard a number of vital facilities, particularly the offices of the election organizers, with both institutions warning that there may be a number of actions by parties that will not accept the election result when it is announced on May 22.
Politics 6 years ago
Jokowi needs free hand to pick Cabinet, Finance Minister says
The president and his running mate, top cleric Ma’ruf Amin, need to accommodate the varied interests of 10 parties that make up their coalition while addressing a sizable current account deficit amid global uncertainties.
Politics 6 years ago
Jokowi calls for unity after bitter election battle
Speaking before a crowd of supporters and journalists in Djakarta Theatre, Jokowi said he and members of his coalition had learned the results of various exit polls and quick counts of the presidential election by Wednesday afternoon.
