Away with Religious Symbols
Tuesday, June 17, 2014
SMEAR campaigns attacking presidential candidates seem to be a feature of every election. This time, both Prabowo Subianto and Joko Widodo have been hit over religious issues. Prabowo was targeted when he started to appear in public attending prayers with prominent political supporters.
Last October, Prabowo told Tempo about his religious convictions. "I believe all that I have today is God-given," he said. He admitted, however, that he had not been the most diligent with regard to religious activities. "I am not a person who devoutly follows the rituals," he said. Suhardi, chairman of Prabowo's Great Indonesia Movement (Gerindra) Party, affirmed that Prabowo was a Muslim and had undertaken the haj pilgrimage with his father-in-law, former President Suharto.
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Do religious symbols have an influence on presidential candidates' electability?
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| Yes |  |
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| (36.9%) | 459 | |
| No |  |
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| (61.2%) | 761 | |
| Unsure |  |
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| (1.9%) | 23 | |
| Total | (100%) | 1,243 |
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SMEAR campaigns attacking presidential candidates seem to be a feature of every election. This time, both Prabowo Subianto and Joko Widodo have been hit over religious issues. Prabowo was targeted when he started to appear in public attending |
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