Editing Quango (section)

=== Indonesia ===
The [[Indonesian Ulema Council]] is considered a quango for its status as an independent, mass organization-like public organization but supported and financed by the state while keeping its status as independent organization outside the Indonesian state organizational system in other side.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Indrayana |first=Denny |date=2016-12-22 |editor-last=Sodikin |editor-first=Amir |title=Fatwa MUI, Hukum Positif, dan Hukum Aspiratif |url=https://nasional.kompas.com/read/2016/12/22/17262341/fatwa-mui-hukum-positif-dan-hukum-aspiratif |access-date=2022-11-26 |website=KOMPAS.com |language=id}}</ref><ref name=":2">{{Cite web |last=Arifianto |first=Alexander R |date=2020-12-08 |title=Indonesian Ulema Council edges closer to the centre of power |url=https://www.eastasiaforum.org/2020/12/08/indonesian-ulema-council-edges-closer-to-the-centre-of-power/ |access-date=2022-11-26 |website=East Asia Forum |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite journal |last1=Abdillah |first1=Ali |last2=Novianto |first2=Rico |date=2019 |title=Lembaga Quasi non Governmental Organization (Quango) Dalam Sistem Ketatanegaraan Indonesia: Majelis Ulama Indonesia |url=http://jhp.ui.ac.id/index.php/home/article/view/1913 |journal=Jurnal Hukum Dan Pembangunan |language=id |volume=49 |issue=1 |pages=110–136 |doi=10.21143/jhp.vol49.no1.1913|s2cid=159286557 |doi-access=free }}</ref> As a quango, MUI is empowered to issue religious edicts ([[fatwa]]s) comparable to state laws which are binding upon the Indonesian Muslim population and can exert influence upon state policies, politics, and the economy due to its status and prestige.<ref name=":2" />