NU Without Voting: Cak Imin's Idea to Return to Deliberation
In a discussion on Akbar Faisal Uncensored podcast, PKB Chairman Muhaimin Iskandar (Cak Imin) suggested that the 35th NU Congress should stop electing by voting and revert to using the deliberation mechanism to determine the Chairman of the Central Board of NU. This proposal is seen as an effort to restore NU's dignity, as it's not a power struggle arena, but a space for service.
Cak Imin pointed out that voting can create 'like and dislike', where winners might not be fully accommodated in the organizational structure, and it can cause hidden conflicts. Deliberation, he said, emphasizes understanding, openness, orientation toward organizational benefit, and reduces friction because decisions come from consensus.
If deliberation doesn't reach a conclusion, Cak Imin offered an approach of rotating leadership, even for short periods. This idea underscores that positions in NU are responsibilities for service, not contested roles, and organizational stability depends on continuity of values, not on one figure. This proposal is an ijtihad to correct direction and return NU to the tradition of collective wisdom.
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