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View all search resultsA long-standing feud between the National Awakening Party (PKB) and Nahdlatul Ulama (NU) has reemerged as president-elect Prabowo Subianto builds an alliance for his incoming government. Observers say the conflict may reflect the two groups' competition for the office of religious affairs minister.
Tensions between the nation’s largest Muslim organization, Nahdlatul Ulama (NU), and its de facto political vehicle, the National Awakening Party (PKB) have reached new heights after the Islamic party reported its ex-secretary-general, Lukman Edy, to the police.
The rivalry between National Awakening Party (PKB) chairman Muhaimin Iskandar and the ruling Nahdlatul Ulama (NU) brothers Yahya Cholil Staquf and Yaqut Cholil Qoumas has taken a new turn as they use the organizations to undermine each other.
A potential rift between Golkar Party and Gerindra Party, the second- and third-largest party in the incoming House of Representatives, may threaten the efficacy of Prabowo Subianto's presidency, analysts say.
Former Surabaya mayor Tri “Risma” Rismaharini and prominent Muslim cleric Marzuki Mustamar have emerged as viable contenders in the East Java election as their potential backers intensify talks to join forces to challenge the possible reelection bid of popular former governor Khofifah Indar Parawansa.
The Islamic-based party previously also mulled over backing Marzuki Mustamar, a prominent Muslim cleric and former East Java branch head of the country’s largest Muslim organization Nahdlatul Ulama (NU), to run against popular former East Java governor Khofifah Indar Parawansa in the province's gubernatorial election in November.
The Islam-based National Awakening Party (PKB) has become the latest party to declare support for Medan Mayor Bobby Nasution's bid for the North Sumatra gubernatorial election, slated for November, following several other parties, including the Democratic Party, the Golkar Party, the National Mandate Party (PAN) and the Gerindra Party.
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