Consolidating Ideologies

KOMPAS/HERU SRI KUMORO (KUM)

J Kristiadi

Constitutionally, the 2019 presidential election ended when the Constitutional Court (MK) rejected all arguments that the Prabowo Subianto-Sandiaga Uno camp put forth in the election dispute resolution. Nevertheless, work remains for Indonesians, as the political contestations in the past few years have left the nation ideologically divided – especially the 2019 presidential election. 

Understandably, the political elite have called for reconciliation. However, there are concerns that the idea is merely a political tagline, as the discourse among the elite does not touch upon the core issue. Many are concerned that “reconciliation” may simply mean sharing power, particularly in terms of distributing seats in the Joko Widodo-Ma’ruf Amin cabinet.