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President Urges Nation to Protect ‘Intangible Assets’

Unity, harmony and kinship are as old as time in Indonesia and they are the nation’s largest assets. If these assets are lost to the contestation of the regional and general elections, the social and political costs will be too large to bear.

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Officers of the Secretariat of the Independent Election Monitoring Committee (KIPP) of North Aceh compile verification documents of the legislative candidates at the secretariat on Saturday (21/7/2018). Based on the verification results, out of the 672 administrative documents submitted by candidates for the North Aceh Regency Legislative Council, who are supported by 19 local and national political parties, about 40 percent were sent back due to incomplete files.

JAKARTA, KOMPAS – Unity, harmony and kinship are as old as time in Indonesia and they are the nation’s largest assets. If these assets are lost to the contestation of the regional and general elections, the social and political costs will be too large to bear.

“Let us all apply good judgment, positive thinking and develop ideas based on love [for one another]. Do not let us easily give in to suspicion, hostile judgment and negative thinking,” President Jokowi said on Thursday (26/7/2018) in his speech at the Indonesian Ulema Council’s (MUI) 43rd anniversary event.

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