2.2  Shura Practices in PKS Policy 
Taking 
Syura's practice in the PKS can be seen in the 
process of formulating policies and strategic steps of 
the party through the Shura Assembly Consultation. 
In this table, the KMS is the leader of the 
deliberations, and the process is declared qorum if it 
is attended by at least two thirds of the members of 
the Shura Assembly. In the deliberation process, the 
method of its acquisition was decided in three 
models: (1) Model Ijma’ (acclamation). This method 
is carried out based on the recommendation and 
input the majority of the members of the Shura 
Assembly and KMS to the participants of the 
meeting, then be accepted and decided by the 
deliberation forum. But if this effort is not achieved 
then decision making is taken with the second model; 
(2). Voting model. If in the voting process the same 
number of votes is obtained, then a one-time voting 
is held again. (3). Voting model. If this second 
voting step still has not resulted in a decision, then 
the party gives special rights to KMS to conduct the 
voting process. This model is the last step used to 
determine the final decision. The voting rights given 
to KMS apply in situations where the number of 
votes for a proposed policy is the same. So that in 
certain situations the problems supported by KMS 
must be the party's official decision. 
Several cases show both ways: First, the process 
of debating two camps in the Shura Assembly 
Consultation forum on 1 July 2004, concerning the 
determination of 2004 presidential and vice 
presidential candidates. In this forum each cadre 
stated his position and opinion, the meeting was 
difficult because the situation formed two camps . 
Each camp tried to convince other camps about the 
candidate pairs that were supported. Because the 
meeting did not result in a decision, a voting step 
was taken, with the result that 70 percent of the 
meeting participants supported the candidate Amien 
Rais and Siswono Yudhohusodo, as many as 20 
percent chose Wiranto and Solahudin Wahid, and 2.5 
percent chose Hamzah Haz and Agum Gumelar, 
while 7.5 percent of other meeting participants chose 
to abstain. This dynamic resulted in the split of PKS 
cadres into two camps, namely between the 
strongholds of Wiranto supporters (led by PKS 
Secretary-General Anies Matta and KMS Hilmi 
Aminuddin) and the stronghold of Amien Rais (led 
by PKS President Hidayat Nur Wahid). As a way out, 
the deliberation forum finally voted, and PKS 
officially brought Amien Rais as the 2004 
presidential candidate. 
Secondly, in other cases, for example, in the 
selection process and the determination of candidacy 
that will represent the party in the legislative 
elections at the local level, such as the DPRD 
(provincial / district / city), prospective candidates 
for Governor and Deputy Governor, Regent and 
Deputy Publication, as well as Mayor and Deputy 
Mayor , will depend on input, aspirations or 
evaluations from cadres at the regional level. Third, 
cadre involvement also took place at the time of 
naming the 2014 presidential candidates. According 
to Mardani Ali Sera, in this process there were three 
main stages that had been carried out: First, was the 
determination of the mechanism and procedure for 
determining the presidential candidate; Second, 
determining the criteria for candidates; and third, 
determine the names of the presidential candidates. 
All of these processes were carried out by Team 20, 
which was called the National Modeling Team 
(TPN). The team consists of the Central Advisory 
Council, the Executive Board of the Central Board, 
several Chairmen of the DPP, and the Chair of the 
Central Sharia Council. 
This stage is an internal mechanism organized by 
the party in the national selection process to 
accommodate cadres' aspirations for who is worthy 
of being promoted by PKS as president, regional 
head or legislative member. At the stage of 
determining the criteria for candidates, in the 
meeting of the Shura Council set the criteria for an 
ideal presidential candidate, including: a figure who 
did not repeat the mistakes of the previous president, 
dared to be close to the people not because of 
imagery, dared to do the law, pro in eradicating 
corruption, daring to clean the palace from things 
which can injure the authority of the government, 
and dare to realize political commitments and 
promises. With these criteria, the party directly 
requests the views of cadres and sympathizers by 
providing a form organized by the entire DPW. In 
this process, the party provides opportunities for 
cadres to submit appropriate names for them to 
become candidates for presidential candidates. Of 
these results were born 22 names, including: Anis 
Matta, Hidayat Nur Wahid, Ahmad Heryawan, 
Tifatul Sembiring, Nur Mahmudi Ismail from the 
internal party, and there are also names of figures 
who feel from external parties such as Dahlan Iskan, 
Jusuf Kalla, Mahfud MD, Chairul Tanjung, Prabowo 
Subianto, and Hatta Rajasa. Furthermore, the names 
are taken to the determination stage. At the stage of 
determining the name of the candidate, the indirect 
PKS is determined by one of the 22 names that 
appear, but by conducting the Raya Election (Pemira)