Research Article
The Contestation of Islamic and Nationalists Parties in 2019 Election
@INPROCEEDINGS{10.4108/eai.15-9-2021.2315552, author={Hasse Jubba and Zuly Qodir and Irwan Abdullah and Saifuddin Zuhri Qudsy and Mega Hidayati and Mustaqim Pabbajah and Rabiatul Adawiah and Suparto Iribaram and Misran Misran}, title={The Contestation of Islamic and Nationalists Parties in 2019 Election}, proceedings={Proceedings of the First International Conference on Democracy and Social Transformation, ICON-DEMOST 2021, September 15, 2021, Semarang, Indonesia}, publisher={EAI}, proceedings_a={ICON-DEMOST}, year={2022}, month={2}, keywords={contestation; islamic political party; nationalist political party; majority voter; election}, doi={10.4108/eai.15-9-2021.2315552} }- Hasse Jubba
Zuly Qodir
Irwan Abdullah
Saifuddin Zuhri Qudsy
Mega Hidayati
Mustaqim Pabbajah
Rabiatul Adawiah
Suparto Iribaram
Misran Misran
Year: 2022
The Contestation of Islamic and Nationalists Parties in 2019 Election
ICON-DEMOST
EAI
DOI: 10.4108/eai.15-9-2021.2315552
Abstract
The 2019 elections continue the contestation between Islamic political and nationalist parties in Indonesia. The contestation of these two-party groups had occurred since 1955 when the first general election was held. This article discusses the forms of contestation between the two political parties groups in the 2019 election. The literature obtained from a comprehensive search of articles and books faces competition between the two political groups. This article found that the two-party groups tried to reach the public by conducting out various political activities such as recruitment of religious leaders, empowerment of religious institutions, and the establishment of political wing organizations. This article states that the political activities attached the contestation of the two parties by involving "religion" are the strategy of majority election, in this case, Muslims.
