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Politics 7 years ago
Ma’ruf Amin to step down from PBNU, chairman says
President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo’s running mate for the 2019 presidential election, Ma’ruf Amin, will step down as Rais Aam, or the supreme leader, of the country’s largest Muslim organization Nahdlatul Ulama (NU), NU chairman Said Aqil Siradj has confirmed.
Politics 7 years ago
Domain under presidential candidates’ names on sale for billions
The presidential race has been generating business opportunities for some people, including Muhammad Sigit Saputro, 31, whose business endeavor recently went viral after he offered web domains named after presidential candidate pairs for billions of rupiah.
Editorial 7 years ago
Jokowi’s extreme pragmatism
On Thursday, Joko “Jokowi” Widodo, the incumbent President, backed by nine political parties controlling 60 percent of the seats at the House of Representatives, took pragmatism to the extreme. By picking Indonesian Ulema Council (MUI) chairman Ma’ruf Amin as his running mate, Jokowi went the extra mile to secure his chance for reelection, going farther to the right, way past his opponent Gerindra Party chairman Prabowo Subianto, who tapped Jakarta Deputy Governor Sandiaga Uno as his running mate. Sandiaga, prior to his current position, was known for his business acumen rather than his Muslim credentials.
