Proceedings of the 1st International Symposium on Indonesian Politics, SIP 2019, 26-27 June 2019, Central Java, Indonesia

Research Article

FPI Role’s in Election of The DKI Jakarta Governor in 2017

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  • @INPROCEEDINGS{10.4108/eai.25-6-2019.2287996,
        author={Lusi  Andriyani and Maulana Ihsan Al ghofar},
        title={FPI Role’s in Election of The DKI Jakarta Governor in 2017},
        proceedings={Proceedings of the 1st International Symposium on Indonesian Politics, SIP 2019, 26-27 June 2019, Central Java, Indonesia},
        publisher={EAI},
        proceedings_a={ISIP},
        year={2019},
        month={9},
        keywords={fpi election of governor in dki jakarta role moslem governor interest groups},
        doi={10.4108/eai.25-6-2019.2287996}
    }
    
  • Lusi Andriyani
    Maulana Ihsan Al ghofar
    Year: 2019
    FPI Role’s in Election of The DKI Jakarta Governor in 2017
    ISIP
    EAI
    DOI: 10.4108/eai.25-6-2019.2287996
Lusi Andriyani1,*, Maulana Ihsan Al ghofar1
  • 1: Universitas Muhammadiyah Jakarta, Indonesia
*Contact email: lusi.andriyani@umj.ac.id

Abstract

FPI is an Islamic mass organization better known as amar maruf nahi munkar activities, but in its development FPI has turned into a political movement. This study uses civil society theory to analyze the position of the FPI. From the results of this study it was found that, the shift in the role of the FPI from the social sphere of society to the political realm indicated by the establishment of the Sharia Jakarta High Council which was tasked with forming the Governor of Moslem Jakarta to carry out the convention for the Moslem Governor of Jakarta. This support directed to Anies Rasyid Baswedan and Sandiaga Salahuddin Uno as the DKI Jakarta Governor in 2017. To achieve this, FPI carries out a strategy of communicating with supporting parties and socializing the importance of choosing Moslem leaders and forbidding non-Moslem leaders by making Tabligh and traveling lectures in 44 sub-districts throughout the DKI Jakarta area. In addition, FPI also organizes seminars, FGDs and disseminates information through social media. Disseminate the contents and meaning of the letter Al-Maidah verse 51. In the second round, FPI conducted a socialization of the letter of Al-Maidah, formed the movement of the morning prayer, held a grand prayer in the Thousand Islands and encouraged voters to elect Moslem governors and secure polling stations. FPI also invited all to attend the guarding with a movement called Al-Maidah Sightseeing