Battle of Slogans
The Presidential Palace is fighting back against the #2019GantiPresiden movement with the help of volunteers and social media influencers. But the Jokowi administration’s strategy in curbing the political opposition’s advance on social media has not been very effective. Coalition parties have been slow to praise Jokowi’s achievements.
Tempo
June 4, 2018
This past month has left 38-year-old Sukamto anxious. The Medan resident in North Sumatra is worried that he might end up being arrested. Back in mid-April, after the midday prayer, Sukamto and four of his friends hoisted a 5 x 7-meter banner at the Al-Amin Mosque in Jalan Prof. H.M. Yamin in Medan. The banner read: "#2019 Ganti Presiden secara Konstitusional" (2019 Replace the President in a Constitutional Manner).
A friend photographed the banne
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