CIDISS. Ahead of the holding of the presidential election in 2019, there are a number of hashtags circulating in #2019ReplacePresidents. Movement #2019ReplacePresidents is multi-interpretive, although legitimate according to the constitution as a form of channeling aspirations and freedom of opinion. According to some parties, the potential for friction at the grassroots level is very large if the # 2019 Movement of the President continues to be rolled out.
Disputes between the supporters of the two presidential and vice presidential candidates will no longer take place on an argument basis. Instead, it has led to actions that have the potential to violate the law. Movement #2019ReplacePresidents must clarify the context, which is related to what he wants to replace. This is considering the current reality that there are only two candidates who will take part in the 2019 presidential election.
To keep unity in the midst of society that tends to get hotter ahead of the presidential election, it is better for all parties to refrain from doing activities that can provoke emotions. Especially if the activity is ridden by certain groups to roll out the plot, then this is clearly against the law and must be stopped.
The government has closed the meeting every desire to replace the government system, as was done by HTI and PKI in the past. This means that there should no longer be ideologies that live and thrive in addition to the Pancasila ideology. If there are still efforts to replace the government system or the presidential institution, this can be interpreted as a plot.
To prevent the occurrence of disputes in the implementation of the 2019 presidential election, it is expected that all parties, both Jokowi’s supporters and Prabowo to think about how to continue the life of the nation and state that has been going well at this time. The Indonesian nation has a very good culture to implement, namely friendship. By only empowering this culture, the conflict that will be created from the hashtag can be prevented. On the other hand, the Indonesian people always give the image as a friendly and polite nation, so the conflict between supporters should also be avoided.
By: Mirwan Achmad *)