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        "msgid": "pbnu-chairman-affirms-35th-congress-will-focus-on-programmes-and-leadership-direction-1786453018",
        "date": "2026-08-11 18:30:44",
        "title": "PBNU Chairman Affirms 35th Congress Will Focus on Programmes and Leadership Direction",
        "author": "",
        "source": "ANTARA_ID",
        "tags": "",
        "topic": "Politics",
        "summary": "Nahdlatul Ulama (NU) Chairman Yahya Cholil Staquf has stated that the organisation's 35th Congress will prioritise discussing future programmes and leadership direction. The congress, scheduled for August 2026 in Jombang, East Java, will serve as the key forum to determine the agenda for the next five years. Gus Yahya also noted that NU branches in South Kalimantan have requested he stand for re-election as chairman.",
        "content": "<p>Banjarbaru (ANTARA) - Nahdlatul Ulama (PBNU) General Chairman KH\nYahya Cholil Staquf, familiarly known as \u201cGus Yahya\u201d, has stressed that\nthe 35th NU Congress will focus more on discussing the organisation\u2019s\nprogrammes and refreshing the leadership direction for the next five\nyears than on other matters.<\/p>\n<p>He emphasised that the five-year programme ahead and the\norganisation\u2019s leadership will be the main items discussed at the 35th\nCongress, serving as a forum to determine Nahdlatul Ulama\u2019s direction\nafter the current leadership period ends.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere, the programme for the next five years will be discussed,\nleadership renewal for the next five years, and also several other\nimportant matters,\u201d he said after attending the Gerakan Nasional\nPesantrenku Aman event at Darul Ilmi Islamic Boarding School in\nBanjarbaru, South Kalimantan, on Tuesday.<\/p>\n<p>He noted that the 35th NU Congress is planned to be held at Bahrul\nUlum Tambakberas Islamic Boarding School in Jombang, East Java, on 27\u201331\nAugust 2026.<\/p>\n<p>The congress will serve as Nahdlatul Ulama\u2019s consultative forum to\nformulate the organisation\u2019s agenda while determining the leadership\nthat will implement the decisions over the following five years.<\/p>\n<p>Ahead of the 35th NU Congress, Nahdlatul Ulama branches in South\nKalimantan have communicated a request to Gus Yahya to stand again as\nPBNU General Chairman for the next period.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are fulfilling the request from the branches in South Kalimantan\nthat have already communicated it,\u201d said Gus Yahya.<\/p>\n<p>At the meeting, Gus Yahya inaugurated a number of PCNU branches in\nSouth Kalimantan, namely PCNU Banjarbaru City, Banjarmasin City, Tanah\nBumbu, Tanah Laut, Barito Kuala, South Hulu Sungai, Central Hulu Sungai,\nBalangan, and Alabio.<\/p>",
        "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/pbnu-chairman-affirms-35th-congress-will-focus-on-programmes-and-leadership-direction-1786453018",
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