TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - Around 1,500 kiai or ulema in West Java declared their support for the presidential and vice presidential candidates number 01, Jokowi and Ma`ruf Amin, in the 2019 presidential election.
“By God willing, NU [Nahdlatul Ulama] will unite, and Syuriyah will create a program to win Ma`ruf Amin,” said Secretary-General of PB MDHW, Hery Haryanto Azumi, at Al Muhajirin Pesantren (Islamic Boarding School), Purwakarta, Wednesday, October 3.
According to Hery, the support from the ulema is very important. “In the Nahdliyin (NU) tradition, an ulema is not just a role model in religious affairs, but also as a reference in various aspects of life, including in political choice,” he said.
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