Ahok's Hoax News Polemic Can Replace Ma'ruf Amin As Vice President In Today's Memory, February 20, 2019

Basuki Tjahaja Purnama alias Ahok, who served as Governor of DKI Jakarta from the 2014-2017 era. (ANTARA)

JAKARTA Memori hari ini, enam tahun yang lalu, 20 Februari 2019, tokoh politik nasional, Mahfud MD menegaskan isu Basuki Tjahaja Purnama (Ahok) akan menggantikan Ma Ruf Amin sebagai cawapres atau wapres adalah berita hoaks. Isu itu tidak benar adanya karena Undang-Undang (UU) melarangnya.

Previously, the appointment of Ma'ruf as Joko Widodo (Jokowi) vice presidential candidate in the 2019 presidential election brought a stir. Jokowi is considered not really choosing Ma'ruf. Jokowi was also rumored to be replacing Ma'ruf in the middle of the road with Ahok.

Political contestation is certainly full of tactics. Victory is the main thing that the politicians are pursuing. This condition is even presented in the political contestation at the high level of the 2019 presidential election. Candidates for presidential candidates have emerged.

The Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDIP) appointed Jokowi. The Greater Indonesia Movement Party (Gerindra) champions Prabowo Subianto. Both candidates began to formulate the right vice presidential candidates. The search for the vice president was carried out. The party engine moved.

Cawapres with various backgrounds has recently begun to be collected. However, later came the vice presidential candidate from the background of Islamic religious leaders. This condition is considered to be able to attract the voice of the people who are predominantly Muslim.

Prabowo initially wanted to collaborate with Ustaz Abdul Somad (UAS). However, UAS chose to remain on the path of da'wah. Prabowo did not lose his mind. This is because many Islamic leaders support him.

Prabowo also felt that he did not need to appoint a vice presidential candidate from among religious leaders. He chose businessman Sandiaga Uno as his vice presidential candidate. Jokowi was the opposite. At first he tried to appoint an accomplished politician, Mahfud MD as vice presidential candidate.

Mahfud's name was replaced at the last second with the Chairman of the Indonesian Ulema Council (MUI), Mar'uf Amin. Jokowi feels that Ma'ruf Amin's election has a big influence. Ma'ruf is a wise religious leader. His experience as a Nahdlatul Ulama (NU) figure is hoarding.

"I have decided and have received approval from coalition parties that are members of the Indonesia Working Coalition that the one who will accompany as a vice presidential candidate is Professor Kiai Haji Ma'ruf Amin," Jokowi said as quoted by the COMPASS.com page, August 9, 2018.

The presence of Ma'ruf as Jokowi's vice presidential candidate also asked questions. Ma'ruf is considered only Jokowi's ambition to serve as President of Indonesia for the second term. Jokowi's issue will soon replace Ma'ruf as vice president or vice president with Ahok everywhere.

People think that the former Governor of DKI Jakarta is worthy of Jokowi's assistance. However, this assumption was denied by Mahfud MD on February 20, 2019. Mahfud revealed that Ahok replaced Ma'ruf as nothing more than hoax news.

Ma'ruf also based his opinion on the existing rules. Moreover, Ahok is known as a prisoner whose sentence is five years. This means that there is no opportunity for Ahok to become a vice presidential candidate.

"Some told me, this election is playing games. Later Mr. Kiai Ma'ruf Amin will not become vice president, he wants to be replaced by Ahok. They believe news like that. If we don't believe it. Technically, 60 days before the vote, there is no change, including if you are unable to stay, the election will run. .

"For example, it has not been 60 days, the change of candidates has been fined and sentenced to crime. If you resign, you will be replaced by another person with a sentence of 5 years and a fine of Rp. 50 billion. Even if you have become president and vice president, you cannot (Ahok replaces Ma'ruf Amin). In the MD3 law, the replacement of the vice president president is the same requirement to become a presidential and vice presidential candidate. Both are not allowed if people have been convicts whose threats are five years," Mahfud said as quoted by the COMPASS.com page, February 20, 2019.