REPUBLIKA.CO.ID, JAKARTA -- Chairman of the Indonesian Muslim Intellectuals Association (ICMI) Nanat Fatah Natsir expressed his agreement to Muhammadiyah's Chairman, Din Syamsuddin's suggestion that presidential candidates Prabowo Subianto and Joko Widodo should personally meet each other.

"They must meet as soon as possible in order to prevent further disharmony among the people," Nanat stated, adding that the meeting should also be attended by officials from the General Elections Commission (KPU) and the Elections Supervisory Committee (Bawaslu).

Earlier, the chairman of Muhammadiyah, the second-largest Muslim community in Indonesia, emphasized that the meeting between Prabowo and Jokowi will create a peaceful situation ahead of the announcement of the election result on July 22. Din even proposed to host the meeting.

"I hope both the presidential candidates can honor the result of the election, whether they lose or win," Din remarked.

Din stressed that Indonesia needs both presidential candidates to exhibit patriotism. Those who win should remain calm upon accepting victory while those who lose should wholeheartedly accept their defeat.

"I am ready to facilitate the meeting of both presidential candidates. I have even texted Prabowo and Jokowi, but I have not received any response from them so far," added Din.

Indonesia recently held its presidential election on July 9, which was contested by two presidential candidates, Prabowo Subianto and Joko Widodo.

According to the KPU, a total of 190,307,134 voters had registered for the election, which included 2,038,711 overseas voters, with 486,866 polling stations set up across the archipelago.

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