Securing Seats for Two Clerics
Two candidates for the chair of Nahdlatul Ulama’s central board are mobilizing support from every direction. The Palace is said to support one particular candidate.
Hussein Abri Dongoran
November 22, 2021
IN a white shirt and black cap, Yahya Cholil Staquf entered the Plataran Menteng Restaurant in Central Jakarta on Saturday evening, November 20. For about an hour, he talked with the Mayor of Pasuruan, Saifullah Yusuf, and the former Regent of Bondowoso, Amin Said Husni. Both were members of Yahya’s winning team in the 34th Nahdlatul Ulama (NU) National Congress or Muktamar. Pasuruan and Bondowoso are located in East Java, a stron
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