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        "msgid": "yesterday-fourteen-pbnu-leadership-candidates-amid-parliamentary-threshold-controversy-1771979545",
        "date": "2026-02-25 05:56:51",
        "title": "Yesterday: Fourteen PBNU leadership candidates amid parliamentary threshold controversy",
        "author": "",
        "source": "ANTARA_ID",
        "tags": "",
        "topic": "Politics",
        "summary": "An Indonesian news roundup from 24 February 2026 highlights the release of fourteen candidates for the Nahdlatul Ulama (PBNU) chairmanship and intensifying debate over a proposed seven per cent parliamentary threshold. Election monitors and political observers offer contrasting assessments on the threshold proposal's impact on democratic principles and transactional politics, whilst senior political figures weigh in on party activities and international relations.",
        "content": "<p>Jakarta (ANTARA) \u2013 Several political events have been reported by\nreporters from the ANTARA News Agency on Tuesday (24 February). Here are\nsome of the selected news stories that are still worth reading this\nmorning.<\/p>\n<ol type=\"1\">\n<li>Insantara releases 14 candidates for the position of Chairman of\nPBNU, including Gus Yahya and Cak Imin<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>The Nahdliyin Nusantara Institute (Insantara) has released a list of\n14 names who are likely to be selected as Chairman of the Central\nExecutive Board of Nahdlatul Ulama (PBNU) at the 35th NU Congress.<\/p>\n<p>Read more here<\/p>\n<ol start=\"2\" type=\"1\">\n<li>Golkar Secretary-General: Make use of Golkar\u2019s DPD offices as a\nplace for the people<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>The Secretary-General of the Golkar Party, Muhammad Sarmuji,\nencourages the maximum use of the offices of the Regional Executive\nBoards (DPD) of the Golkar Party throughout Indonesia so that they truly\nbecome a place for the people.<\/p>\n<p>Read more here<\/p>\n<ol start=\"3\" type=\"1\">\n<li>Deputy Chairman of the MPR supports the OIC in condemning the\nstatement by the US Ambassador to Israel<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>Deputy Chairman of the MPR RI, Hidayat Nur Wahid, supports the\nOrganization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) and its member states, which\nopenly reject and strongly condemn the statement by the United States\nAmbassador to Israel, Mike Huckabee, who supports Israel in expanding\nits territorial control.<\/p>\n<p>Read more here<\/p>\n<ol start=\"4\" type=\"1\">\n<li>KPD: The proposal to raise the parliamentary threshold to 7 per cent\nignores democracy<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>The public organisation, Monitor Elections and Democracy (KPD),\nbelieves that the proposal from the NasDem Party, which wants the\nparliamentary threshold (PT) to be raised to 7 per cent, has the\npotential to ignore democratic ethics.<\/p>\n<p>Read more here<\/p>\n<ol start=\"5\" type=\"1\">\n<li>Observer: A parliamentary threshold of 7 per cent can prevent\ntransactional politics<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>The Executive Director of Indonesia Political Review, Iwan Setiawan,\nbelieves that the proposal for a parliamentary threshold of 7 per cent\ncan prevent transactional politics.<\/p>\n<p>Read more here<\/p>",
        "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/yesterday-fourteen-pbnu-leadership-candidates-amid-parliamentary-threshold-controversy-1771979545",
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