Framing Analysis of Ulama in the Presidential Election

Fatmawati Moekahar

, Asrinda Amalia

and Aidil Haris

Department of Communication, Faculty of Communication, Universitas Islam Riau, Pekanbaru, Indonesia

Universitas Muhammadiyah Riau, Pekanbaru, Indonesia

Keywords:

Ulama, Framing, Political Communication.

Abstract:

The bargaining position of the ulama in the midst of Indonesia’s political dynamics ahead of the Presidential

Election Indonesia in 2019 is in inﬂuential opinion leaders. Although ahead of the 2019 presidential election

the votes of the ulama were divided, but this condition did not discourage politicians from continuing to hold

the ulama to seize power. The aims study is framing analysis to the news at kompas.com and republika.com.

This study uses a qualitative methodology with Robert N. Entmant’s framing analysis model. The results

of the discussion it was concluded that the framing of the two media in revealing the reality of the results

of ijtima ulama 2 was objective while still carrying different media agendas. The neutrality of the media

in the content of the news is more focused on maintaining group relations between the two camps of the

presidential and vice-presidential couples who are equally supported by the clerics. This is assumed to keep

ukhwah Islamiyah in the Indonesian Muslim community so that it is not divided by black campaign discourses,

especially discourses that corner ulama. Thus, it can be understood that scholars and power in the perspective

of political communication are the opposite components.

1 INTRODUCTION

Ulama and power are like two sides of a coin which in

essence are inseparable. The independence achieved

by the Indonesian people is inseparable from the role

of the ulama as the front guard. Therefore, the rela-

tionship between the ulama and the power becomes

an inseparable component of the unitary state of the

Republic of Indonesia.

The bargaining position of ulama in the midst of

Indonesian politics ahead of the Presidential Election

of the Republic of Indonesia in 2019 is in inﬂuen-

tial opinion leaders. Although ahead of the 2019

presidential election the votes of the ulama were di-

vided, but this condition did not discourage politi-

cians from continuing to hold the ulama to seize

power. The political dynamics in Indonesia have un-

wittingly brought massive involvement of ulama to

participate in afﬁliation with practical political forces.

As a result, this condition caused the ulama to be

drawn towards practical politics in order to seize

power. When carefully understood, ulama are peo-

ple who have Islamic scholarship that focuses on de-

veloping Islamic propaganda and propaganda. When

scholars are involved in practical politics, in essence

they are never a problem. Even so far, the involve-

ment of ulama in the political sphere has become

something very possible.

The problem now is, how does mass media frame

this reality into a news that has ideological, factual,

and balanced values, so that this phenomenon be-

comes an objective reality. The relationship between

ulama and power is not seen from the political aspect,

but must be seen from various other aspects. It is un-

deniable that the existence of mass media is currently

defeated by the development of social media. If you

see the rapid development of communication technol-

ogy, mass media is in a very competitive position. In

fact, some of the media owners were forced to slam

the steering wheel by afﬁliating to power or play-

ing the role of capitalist media business by putting

forward maximum proﬁts. As a result, mass media

coverage seemed to be a ’special order’ for afﬁliate

groups.

Therefore, to see how far the media ideology plays

a role, this study focuses on the study of framing anal-

ysis on the results of ijtima ulama 2 related to the

discourse on the choice of president and vice presi-

dent for the 2019-2024 period. The aim is to ana-

lyze the framing of the media against the coverage of

the ijtima ulama 2 related to the determination of the

choice of the president and vice president of the Re-

Moekahar, F., Amalia, A. and Haris, A.

Framing Analysis of Ulama in the Presidential Election.

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public of Indonesia for the 2019-2024 period. There

are two online media reviewed, namely kompas.com,

and republika.com.

2 THEORITICAL REVIEW

Ulama and Power

The history of Indonesia during the colonial period,

the Dutch government once restricted the political

role of the scholars. Even various regulations made

by the colonial only to alienate the ulama from vari-

ous activities that could cause social-political turmoil.

This effort was carried out by the colonial government

because ulama were considered to be an inﬂuential

group capable of mobilizing the masses to oppose the

colonial government so that it could potentially create

socio-political conﬂicts. So it is not surprising, if the

strategy of seizure of power carried out by the ulama

is not oriented to occupying the position of ruler, but

seeks to save the Indonesian republic unit from the

cruelty of the invaders.

In principle, the concept of power encourages the

ongoing process of zero sum which can be analogous

to that one party will beneﬁt and the other party will

bear the loss. Because it is this zero-sum approach

that causes the inevitable power of conﬂictual situa-

tions with the logic of their thinking is that each other

of the class facing each other will try to maintain or

gain power. Thus, the actual power relations are sufﬁ-

ciently appropriate to be studied from the Marxian ap-

proach which considers that in power relations there

is always a dominant (superordinate) class and subor-

dinated class, and therefore it is possible for the resis-

tance movement to be typical Marxian (Muslim et al.,

2015).

In understanding Marxian power relations this can

be traced from the four steps of the approach: ﬁrst,

power relations as manifestations of special modes

or conﬁgurations of class domination rather than as a

phenomenon of pure interpersonal relations. Second,

power relations pay close attention to the relation-

ship between economy, politics and the dominance of

class ideology. Third, power relations pay attention to

the limitations inherent in many executions of power

rooted in a class or other form of class domination

and try to explain this in structural contradictions and

antagonisms. Fourth, Marxian directs strategies and

tactics to reproduce, defend or overthrow class domi-

nation (Muslim et al., 2015).

Politics and Power

When talking about politics and power, the stereotype

that emerges is that politics as a means of gaining

power. In fact, the political meaning and power are

not as cheap as that, precisely politics must be under-

stood philosophically as a manifestation of the efforts

of every citizen to achieve common good or mutual

interests.

”The abuse of power in the political world that is

often carried out by political actors raises the view

that the main purpose of participating in politics is

only to gain power. In fact, in essence the use of

power in politics aims to regulate the interests of all

people in the organization, not for personal or group

interests. For this reason, the limitation of power is

very necessary in order to grow the trust of members

of the organization towards the holders of power and

the creation of justice and comfort in life (Paramita,

2011).

In his article, Paramitha also explained that power

is the capacity a person has to inﬂuence the way

people think and behave in accordance with what

they want. This power can be obtained from various

sources which are divided into formal power and per-

sonal power. Power is usually synonymous with poli-

tics. Politics itself is interpreted as an effort to partic-

ipate in managing and controlling community affairs.

”The abuse of power in the political world that is

often carried out by political actors raises the view

that the main purpose of participating in politics is

only to gain power. In fact, in essence the use of

power in politics aims to regulate the interests of the

entire community, not for personal or group interests.

For this reason, the limitation of power is very nec-

essary in order to grow public trust in the holders of

power and the creation of justice and comfort in life.

Politics and power are exercised to balance the indi-

vidual interests of employees and the interests of man-

agers, as well as the interests of the organization”.

Ulama and Politics

The phenomenon of scholars contributing to politics

is not unusual. However, the position of the ulama in

the midst of the ummah must be placed in a place that

is in accordance with the realm of the ulama (khittah).

Ahead of the upcoming 2019 Election and Presiden-

tial Election, the involvement of ulama in Indonesia’s

democratic political vortex must get the right atten-

tion. More than that, serious criticism is needed in

order to return the ulama to their khittah and make re-

ligion a source of inspiration, not disintegration. This

is what must be the attention of the Indonesian people

when ulama are in a practical political vortex.

Zuhairi Misrawi in his article in Geotimes stated

that the ulama were not actually involved in politics,

either directly or indirectly. Ulama must be an ex-

ample and heir of the Prophets who build harmony

among the people, not just the opposite to encourage

disharmony.

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”Khaled Abiou el Fadl in And God Knows the

Soldiers: The Authoritative and Authoritarian in Is-

lamic Discourse (El Fadl, 2001), presents an interest-

ing solution regarding the importance of understand-

ing the authority of the ulama. He divided the two

ulama models: authoritarian scholars and authorita-

tive scholars. Authoritarian scholars will always re-

gard their views as absolute truth. In fact, his views

crossed the principles commonly used in the Islamic

legal tradition. Not only that, authoritarian scholars

will heed morality which is the foundation of every

religious view.

On the contrary, authoritative scholars will use

views that reﬂect objectivity, rationality, and priori-

tize general welfare. Authoritative scholars will be

very careful in issuing their views, especially reli-

gious views which have a greater impact on the pub-

lic”.

Media Settings Agenda

The main theorem of the agenda setting is Maxwell

McCombs and Donald Shaw. They wrote that the

audience not only studied the news in other matters

through mass media, but also learned how much im-

portance was given to an issue on the topic of the

way the mass media emphasized the topic (Nurudin,

2007). For example, in reﬂecting on what the candi-

dates said in an election campaign, the mass media

seemed to determine which topics were important.

”Assuming the Agenda Setting has advantages be-

cause it is easy to understand and relatively easy to

test. The rationale is that among various topics pub-

lished by mass media, topics that get more attention

from the media will become more familiar to their

readers and will be considered important in a certain

period of time, and will be the opposite for topics that

receive less attention from the media (Vivian, 2008).

Political Communication

There are two words in understanding political com-

munication namely communication and politics. So

that it can be understood simply that political com-

munication is the whole process of transmitting, ex-

changing, and seeking information (including facts,

opinions, beliefs, etc.) carried out by participants in

the framework of institutionalized political activities.

This deﬁnition requires the process of political com-

munication to be carried out institutionally. There-

fore, communication carried out between friends or

relatives is not included in the focus of the study. Nev-

ertheless, the concepts studied in political communi-

cation are very large, which due to limited space, will

only take a few (Syaiful Rohim, 2009).

3 METHODS

This study used qualitative approach. The data collec-

tion technique was carried out through documentation

in the form of online media clips about news about the

results of Ijtima Ulama 2 at kompas.com and repub-

lika.com, which were then analyzed using Robert N

Entmant framing analysis.

There are several important aspects in Robert N

Entmant’s framing analysis, namely; Deﬁne Prob-

lems (Deﬁning the Problem) How is an event / issue

seen? As a what? Or what problem? Diagnose causes

(estimating problems or sources of problems). What

event was seen caused by what? What is considered

the cause of a problem? Who (actor) is considered

the cause of the problem? Moral judgment (making

moral decisions) What moral values are presented to

explain the problem? What moral values are used to

legitimize or delegate an action? Treatment recom-

mendation. What solutions are offered to solve the

problem / issue? What path is offered and must be

taken to overcome the problem? (Kriyantono et al.,

2014).

4 RESULTS AND DISCUSSION

• Ijtima Ulama II Supports Prabowo-Sandiaga,

This Is Jokowi’s Comment ... (Edition 17

September 2018)

In the news, the editor of Kompas presented Joko

Widodo’s comments about Ijtima Ulama 2. It was

explained that Indonesia was a democracy. That

there was one group then supporting Prabowo, an-

other group supporting Jokowi and Kiai Ma’ruf Amin

were part of the dynamics of democracy. Here’s the

quote:

”KOMPAS.com - President Joko Widodo re-

sponded to the results of Ijtima Ulama II which

stated that he supported the pair Prabowo Subianto-

Sandiaga Uno in the upcoming 2019 Presidential

Election. According to Jokowi, as a democracy, the

support of a group for certain vice presidential can-

didate pairs is common. ”Indonesia is a democratic

country. That there is one group then supports Pak

Prabowo, another group supports me and Kiai Ma’ruf

Amin, that is democracy. So please, it is not prohib-

ited in a democratic country like ours,” Jokowi said

when met at MNC Tower, Jakarta” (Kompas, 2018a).

• Prabowo Attends the Second Meeting of the

GNPF Ulama (Edition 16 September 2018)

In this report, the Kompas editorial directed more

about the presence of Prabowo at the meeting of the

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Table 1: Ijtima Ulama II Supports Prabowo-Sandiaga, This

Is Jokowi’s Comment.

Deﬁne Prob-

lem

The deﬁnition of the

problem is directed and

clear, namely Jokowi’s

response to the results

of the ijtima ruling

ulama 2

Diagnose

Causes

The issue that was

rolled out directed

the public to Jokowi’s

response to the ulama’s

support for Proabowo.

Moral Judge-

ment

By choosing the incum-

bent Presidential Candi-

date informant, he was

impressed that Jokowi

did not question the re-

sults of the ulama’s ij-

tima verdict.

Treatment

Recommen-

dation

There is an emphasis

on the common thread

of the problem, that

the results of ijtima

ulama are a dynamic

of democracy. The

treatment recommenda-

tion statement was im-

pressed that Jokowi ac-

cepted the ijtima ruling

ulama 2.

two GNPF scholars and the reason GNPF held ijtima;

scholars 2. Next quote:

”Previously, the Chairman of GNPF Yusuf

Muhammad Martak said the meeting of the ulama was

a meeting of the two GNPF scholars. For information,

at the ﬁrst meeting, the GNPF cleric recommended

two combinations of presidential and vice presiden-

tial pairs. First, Prabowo Subianto partnered with

Ustadz Abdul Somad. Secondly, Prabowo Subianto

was accompanied by the Chairman of the PKS Syuro

Council Salim Segaf Al-Jufri. ”Because the two vice

presidents recommended were not accommodated, it

was appropriate and upheld the respect we gave to the

forum in the second ijtima (meeting),” Yusuf said at

a press conference at Grand Cempaka. In this sec-

ond meeting, said Yusuf, the GNPF ulama will con-

vey various aspirations and struggles that have been

carried out (Kompas, 2018b).

• Hasto: Jokowi Already Runs the Pact of In-

tegrity of Ijtima Ulama

In the September 17 2018 edition, the Kompas editor

directs his coverage of the Jokowi camp’s response to

the results of ijtima ulama 2 and the fact that integrity

has been made. Here’s the quote.

Table 2: Analysis of News Framing Entitled: Prabowo At-

tends Second Meeting of the GNPF Ulama.

Deﬁne Prob-

lem

The deﬁnition of a

directed and clear prob-

lem is the presence of

Prabowo at the Ijtima

meeting Ulama 2 and

the response of the

Chair of the GNPF to

the reason for holding

the ijtima ulama 2.

Diagnose

Causes

The discourse that was

rolled out focused more

on the reason for hold-

ing the ijtima ulama.

Moral Judge-

ment

The moral value pre-

sented by the editor of

Kompas.com is trying

to see ijtima ulama as

a political dynamic in

democracy.

Treatment

Recommen-

dation

The solution offered in

the news is the objec-

tivity of reality that is

presented in a directed

manner.

”KOMPAS.com - The stronghold of Joko

Widodo-Ma’ruf Amin honored the support given

by the Fatwa Guards National Movement (GNPF)

to the pair Prabowo Subianto-Sandiaga Uno in the

2019 Presidential Election. Secretary of the National

Campaign Team (TKN) Hasto Kristiyanto said,

all parties were free to determine political choice.

”The attitude of the campaign team, we believe that

freedom of opinion, assembly, including to express

aspirations give support to which candidate pairs we

respect,” Hasto said at Cemara Post, Central Jakarta,

Monday (09/17/2018). Regarding the integrity pact,

Hasto claimed that Jokowi had run it during the

administration period. According to Hasto, Jokowi

had not merely promised ”black and white”, but had

realized it. ”President Jokowi in his leadership also

did what became an integrity pact that was generated

from the order of the cleric where Jokowi also carried

out publicity programs very well,” he explained. ”

Framing Analysis of News Regarding Ijtima

Ulama 2 at republika.co.id

• Participants of the Ijtima Ulama Are Re-

quested to Provide Support (September 16,

2018)

Republika.co.id’s September 16, 2018 edition entitled

”Participants of the Ulama’s Ijtima Requested to Pro-

vide Support” emphasized to the audience that ijtima

ulama as a ﬁnal decision on GNPF, and all partici-

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Table 3: Framing Analysis News Entitled: Hasto: Jokowi

Already Runs the Pact of Integrity of Ijtima Ulama .

Deﬁne Prob-

lem

Deﬁning the problem

is quite objective even

though it still directs the

discourse by selecting

pro Jokowi’s informants

Diagnose

Causes

TThe media agenda was

directed to Jokowi’s

team’s attitude towards

the decision of Ijtima

ulama

Moral Judge-

ment

There was a moral deci-

sion that was impressed

that Jokowi was not just

a promise. The editor

directs the public dis-

course that Jokowi has

integrity.

Treatment

Recommen-

dation

That Jokowi runs public

relations programs very

well.

pants to the wing-syap GNPF must commit to support

it. The following is the excerpt of the news:

Republika.Co.Id, Jakarta - The National Fatwa

Guards Movement (GNPF) of the Ulama has just

completed Ijtima Ulama and National Figure II at

the Grand Cempaka Hotel on Sunday (9/16). Ijtima

Ulama and National Figures II I plenary session de-

cided and determined four things.

The Chairperson of Organizing Committee of the

Ijtima Ulama and National Figures II, Ustadz Dani

Anwar said, ﬁrstly, to set Prabowo Subianto as a

presidential candidate in the presidential election in

2019. Second, set Sandiaga Salahuddin Uno as his

vice presidential candidate.

”Third, bind all Ijtima Ulama and National Fig-

ures II participants to provide support to the presiden-

tial and vice-presidential candidates recommended in

this decree,” Ustaz Dani said through a written state-

ment to Republika at the Grand Cempaka Hotel, Sun-

day (9/16).

Ustadz Dani, who is also the Chairperson of the

Ijtima Plenary Session I Ulama and National Fig-

ure II, said that the fourth stipulation required the

Ijtima’ Ulama participants to socialize the results of

this recommendation to all Muslims. In addition, Ij-

tima Ulama and National Figure II also produced 17

points of integrity facts for candidates for president

and vice president (Republika, ).

• Ofﬁcial Ijtima Ulama II Supports Prabowo-

Sandiaga (September 16, 2018)

News titled ”Ofﬁcial Ijtima Ulama II Supports

Prabowo-Sandiaga” reveals that the ulama and the

Table 4: Framing Analysis News Entitled: Participants of

Ijtima Ulama Requested to Provide Support.

Deﬁne Prob-

lem

Deﬁning objective is-

sues. Nevertheless the

editorial staff of Repub-

lika continued to roll

out the discourse that

the GNPF and all its

wings in all regions to

support the results of Ij-

tima ’Ulama 2.

Diagnose

Causes

The reality analysis is

directed at convinc-

ing the public that

the ulama’s decision

to become the ﬁnal

verdict.

Moral Judge-

ment

Moral decisions empha-

size that do not re-

gard GNPF as a former

ulama ﬁghter as a polit-

ical ﬁghter.

Treatment

Recommen-

dation

The recommended rec-

ommendation is to re-

quire the Ijtima Ulama

participants to social-

ize the results of this

recommendation to all

Muslims.

entire Muslim community in Indonesia support

Prabowo-Sandiaga. The editor emphasized that the

ulama’s decision was the decision of the Muslim com-

munity. The following is the excerpt of the news:

REPUBLIKA.CO.ID, JAKARTA - Ijtima Ulama

II ofﬁcially declared support for the pair of presi-

dential candidates-vice-president Prabowo Subianto-

Sandiaga Uno, after being signed by the former pegen

Kopassus integrity pact. Prabowo arrived at around

1:00 p.m. when the Ijtima Ulama II plenary session

continued on Sunday (9/16), and signed the integrity

pact at around 2:30 p.m. WIB. The Ijtima Ulama II

Forum, according to Habib Rizieq, through a message

played at the session, said there were three main agen-

das in the forum. First, directly listening to the reason

Prabowo chose Sandiaga Uno as a vice presidential

candidate rather than the vice president of the Ulama

I Ijtima recommendation, Ustadz Abdul Somad and

Salim Segaf Al Jufri. This is to avoid mutual suspi-

cion and divisions within the ulama’s body and the

Nationality Coalition. Second, the signing of an in-

tegrity pact by the candidate pairs as a form of strong

agreement and binding on both. Third, to arrange the

winning steps for Prabowo-Sandiaga Uno. Prabowo,

after the signing of the integrity pact conveyed his

gratitude and gratitude for the support provided by

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ijtima ulama. ”On behalf of Prabowo-Sandiaga to

thank the Ijtima Ulama II of the GNPF Ulama for the

trust given to us, for the sincere support given, this is

truly a touching time for me, and I have promised Ij-

tima that I will do what ”I will offer the best, as long

as my body and soul are dedicated to the Indonesian

nation and state,” Prabowo said at a press conference.

Table 5: Analysis of Framing News Entitled: Ijtima Ulama

II Ofﬁcial Supports Prabowo-Sandiaga.

Deﬁne Prob-

lem

The deﬁnition of edi-

torial issues was very

clear and directed

that Ijtima Ulama II

ofﬁcially expressed

support for the pair of

presidential candidates-

vice president Prabowo

Subianto-Sandiaga

Uno.

Diagnose

Causes

The analysis of events

stressed that support for

the pair of presidential

candidates - vice presi-

dent Prabowo Subianto-

Sandiaga Uno was a

follow-up of the ﬁrst Ij-

tima Ulama.

Moral Judge-

ment

The moral decision pre-

sented was the sign-

ing of an integrity pact

by Prabowo Subianto-

Sandiaga Uno as a com-

mitment to the Islamic

ummah.

Treatment

Recommen-

dation

The recommendation

that was discussed

was Ijtima Ulama II

Ofﬁcially Supporting

Prabowo-Sandiaga.

• Kiai Ma’ruf Responds to the Results of Ijtima

Ulama II (September 17, 2018)

News titled ”Ma’ruf Kiai Responding to the Results of

Ijtima Ulama II” was an editorial effort to balance the

news about the results of the ijtima ulama 2. General

President (Presidential Election) 2019. He remains

optimistic that the pair Joko Widodo (Jokowi) -Ma’ruf

can win the 2019 Presidential Election. The following

is the quote:

REPUBLIKA.CO.ID, JAKARTA - Will be vice

presidential candidate (vice presidential candidate)

KH Ma’ruf Amin not worried about the results of

Ijtima Ulama II which supports the pair Prabowo

Subianto-Sandiaga Uno in the 2019 Presidential Elec-

tion. He remains optimistic that the couple (Jokowi)

-Ma’ruf can win the 2019 Presidential Election. ”Yes,

I don’t think there is a problem,” he said at the KMA

House, Jalan Saharjo, Tebet, South Jakarta, Sunday

(9/16). He claimed, he also received support from the

scholars from the Islamic boarding school. Accord-

ing to him, around 400 scholars have expressed sup-

port for the Jokowi-Ma’ruf pair on Saturday (9/15).

He considered, scholars who support Jolowi-Ma’ruf

are people who truly have knowledge about Islam.

Because of this, he was not afraid of being left be-

hind by clerics. ”His ulama is truly a cleric, a cleric,

and that supports Jokowi-Ma’ruf Amin. So there is no

problem,” he said. He stressed that the differences of

opinion between the ulamas would not necessarily di-

vide Muslims. According to him, all groups have the

right to determine support.

Table 6: Kiai Ma’ruf Responds to the Results of Ijtima

Ulama II .

Deﬁne Prob-

lem

The explanation of

the deﬁnition of the

problem is very clear

that KH Ma’ruf Amin

was not worried about

the results of Ijtima

Ulama II support-

ing the pair Prabowo

Subianto-Sandiaga

Uno.

Diagnose

Causes

An analysis of the

events emphasizes that

the difference in views

between these scholars

will not necessarily

divide Muslims.

Moral Judge-

ment

Moral decisions are ex-

plained that all groups

have the right to deter-

mine support.

Treatment

Recommen-

dation

The recommended

recommendation is that

scholars who support

Jokowi-Ma’ruf are

people who truly have

knowledge about Islam.

Based on the results of the framing analysis, it is

clear that the kompas and republika are still objec-

tively describing reality. However, the media agenda

presented provides a framing that the two media have

alignments with each pair of presidential candidates.

The neutrality of the media in the content of the news

is more focused on maintaining group relations be-

tween the two camps of the presidential and vice-

presidential couples who are equally supported by the

clerics. This is assumed to keep ukhwah Islamiyah

in the Indonesian Muslim community so that it is not

divided by black campaign discourses, especially dis-

courses that corner ulama.

Thus it can be understood that scholars and power

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in the perspective of political communication are the

opposite components. The ulama ideally became

the ummah communicator who was the heir of the

prophets, while the authority was the guardian. That

is, in the perspective of political communication,

scholars have a very important role in the sustainabil-

ity of a country. It must be admitted that the phe-

nomenon of scholars contributing to politics is not

unusual. However, the position of the ulama in the

midst of the ummah must be placed in a place that is

in accordance with his khittah.

5 CONCLUSIONS

Based on the results of the discussion it can be con-

cluded that the framing of the two media in revealing

the reality of the results of ijtima ulama 2 is objec-

tive while still carrying different media agendas. The

media agenda directed by the two media was very im-

pressive in favor of one of the presidential candidate

pairs. In the perspective of political communication,

scholars have a very important role in the sustainabil-

ity of a country. Scholars take part in politics is not a

strange thing. However, the position of the ulama in

the midst of the ummah must be placed in a place that

is in accordance with his khittah.

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