Regional Elections
Seeking the Blessing of the Nine Stars
Tuesday, July 15, 2008
Five East Java gubernatorial hopefuls are seeking Nahdlatul Ulama votes. Each claims special ties with the NU community.
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THE 58-year-old man was welcomed like a kiai (Islamic cleric) Sunday last week by dozens of people who shook and kissed his hand upon his arrival at the stage on a dusty field across from the Sombo apartment houses, Simokerto, Surabaya. The man, Achmady, a gubernatorial candidate backed by the National Awakening Party (PKB), kicked off his first day of campaigning.
Prior to Achmady’s arrival, his campaigner had introduced him as an official ca
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