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Explaining The Effects Of Political Islam And Preacher Toward Prabowo’S Electoral Dominance: Evidence From Pekanbaru And Kampar, Andhik Beni Saputra, Azhari Setiawan, Hesti Herpina

Jurnal Politik

political affairs. The literature on voter behavior in many countries shows that religious leaders have critical roles in directing the political orientation and behavior of their followers. This article aims to examine the influence of Ustadz Abdul Somad (UAS) toward a significant increase of Prabowo’s vote share in the 2019 presidential election in Riau Province. Although Prabowo lost to Jokowi with a large margin in the last election, he was able to claim electoral victory in 13 out of 34 provinces—one of them is Riau. We assume that Prabowo gained the electoral advantage over his rival in Riau due to …