A Change of Face

The PKS seeks to gain acceptance among non-Muslims ahead of next year’s parliamentary election.

February 5, 2008

A BIG smile flashed on the face of Ida Cokorda Pamecutan. Dressed in traditional Balinese attire, the Raja of Denpasar welcomed his special guests at Puri Pamecutan in Denpasar on Thursday last week. They were leaders of the Justice & Prosperity Party (PKS) Hidayat Nur Wahid, Suharna, and Kiai Hilmi Aminuddin.

It wasn’t an ordinary visit. “We were visiting to show that the PKS can associate with anyone,” says Tifatul Sembiring, president

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