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Indonesia Wins

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J KRISTIADI
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Polling station staffers review the vote tabulation for the House of Representatives (DPR) election on Wednesday (4/17/2019) at SDN Kebon Manggis 01 elementary school in Matraman, East Jakarta. Ten TPS were set up at the elementary school to accommodate local voters.

The biggest challenge Indonesians faced in the 2019 presidential and legislative elections is the warlike logic and narrative dominating a contest that should have been a people’s celebration, spreading joy to all. The myriad unfortunate words that were spread on social media, including the Battle of Badr, total war and ideological war, created a lasting bad impression in people’s minds. In addition, threatening speeches were no less powerful, from the threat of “people’s power” (mobilizing the masses) and riots if the election was not fair, or in the event of defeat in the political competition (Ahmad Najib Burhani, Kompas, 04/16/2019).

However, as it turned out, the 2019 election proceeded relatively smoothly from the close of voting to the start of the vote tabulation. The ripples seen in several places remain under control. A relatively orderly and peaceful election is the beginning of victory for all Indonesians against the scary and frightening threats above. This phenomenon also means that Indonesia still emerges victorious in vicious fights filled with waves of primordial hate. Indonesians have not succumbed to these threats.

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