Gerindra Party

Great Indonesia Movement Party
Partai Gerakan Indonesia Raya
General ChairmanPrabowo Subianto
Secretary-GeneralAhmad Muzani
Founded6 February 2008; 16 years ago (6 February 2008)
Split fromGolkar
HeadquartersJakarta
Youth wingTIDAR (Great Indonesia Bud)
Women's wingPIRA (Great Indonesia Women)
Muslim wingGEMIRA (Great Indonesia Muslim Movement)
Christian wingGEKIRA (Great Indonesia Christian Movement)
Hindu-Buddhist wingGEMA SADHANA (Sanatana Dharma Nusantara Society Movement)
Membership (2022)498,963
IdeologyPancasila
Indonesian nationalism
Anti-communism
National conservatism
Right-wing populism
Political positionRight-wing
Before 2012:
Syncretic
National affiliationOnward Indonesia Coalition
Advanced Indonesia Coalition
Ballot number2
DPR seats
78 / 575
DPRD I seats
288 / 2,232
DPRD II seats
1,970 / 17,340
Website
gerindra.id

The Gerindra Party (acronym for Gerakan Indonesia Raya, lit.'Great Indonesia Movement') is a nationalist, right-wing populist political party in Indonesia. With 78 seats, it is currently the third-largest party in the House of Representatives (DPR). Formed in 2008, Gerindra serves as the political vehicle for former general Prabowo Subianto's presidential aspiration.

Gerindra first participated in the 2009 legislative election, securing 26 seats in the DPR. In the presidential election, Prabowo ran as the vice-presidential candidate for Megawati Soekarnoputri of PDI-P, but they were defeated by the incumbent president, Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono. Gerindra then became the opposition to the Yudhoyono administration.

Gerindra placed third in the 2014 legislative election, and Prabowo ran with Hatta Rajasa against Joko Widodo in the presidential election, but they lost. Gerindra once again became the opposition to Jokowi's administration, but it joined the government coalition after the 2019 presidential election.

History

After coming last in Golkar's presidential convention on 21 April 2004, Prabowo served as a member of Golkar's Advisory Board until his resignation on 12 July 2008. Gerindra was formed on 6 February 2008 at the suggestion of Prabowo's younger brother, Hashim Djojohadikusumo, who helped pay for party's prime-time TV advertising campaign. Prabowo was appointed chairman of the party's Founding Board.

Gerindra's provincial level election teams were formed in February 2009. The party then claimed a membership of approximately 15 million, with its support base coming from across Java, Sumatra, Kalimantan and Sulawesi.

The party won 4.5% of the vote in the 2009 legislative election, and was awarded 26 seats in the People's Representative Council.

The Reform Star Party (PBR) was merged into Gerindra in February 2011.

In the national legislative election on 9 April 2014, the party's vote share jumped to 11.8%, making it the third-most popular party in Indonesia. Gerindra almost trebled the number of seats it won from 26 seats in 2009 to 73 seats in 2014.

Following the death of Gerindra chairman Suhardi on 28 August 2014, Prabowo was appointed general chairman on 20 September 2014.

Political identities

Ideology

The 2008 Law on Political Parties states that political parties are allowed to include specific characteristics that reflect their political aspirations, as long as they do not contradict Pancasila and the 1945 Constitution. As per Articles 5 and 7 of its constitution and bylaws (AD/ART), Gerindra is founded on Pancasila and the 1945 Constitution, while its identity is rooted in nationalism, populism, religion, and social justice. In February 2019, the party's central board member Andre Rosiade described Gerindra as a "nationalist-religious" party. Outsider views on the party's political orientation vary. Academics and domestic observers classified Gerindra as a nationalist party, while their international counterparts described it as a secular party with hard nationalist stance or "militant nationalist" party. Tom Power disagrees with labeling Gerindra as a secular party and categorizes it as a "inclusivist-nationalist" party, due to its perceived willingness to compromise on Islamic political agendas. Its political leaning has been described as right-wing or right-wing populist.

Political positions

Gerindra follows a populist and nationalist economic platform, targeting the lower middle class such as farmers and fishers, though its supporters in the 2014 general election were disproportionately urban dwellers. In November 2019, Gerindra deputy chairman Fadli Zon said the party firmly rejects lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) people. Gerindra's Twitter account said the party supports early efforts to prevent LGBT in the community and schools, by involving religious leaders and health experts.

In foreign policy, Prabowo has expressed a desire for closer diplomatic ties with China and India, while calling for distance from the West. He has proposed a peace plan to end the Russo-Ukrainian War, involving holding referendums in disputed areas between the two countries, which was subsequently condemned by Ukraine. In January 2022, Prabowo expressed openness to the normalization of Indonesia–Israel relations.

Wing organizations

Gerindra's wing organizations include:

  • TIDAR (Tunas Indonesia Raya, Great Indonesia Bud)
  • PIRA (Perempuan Indonesia Raya, Great Indonesia Woman)
  • GEMIRA (Gerakan Muslim Indonesia Raya, Great Indonesia Muslim Movement)
  • GEKIRA (Gerakan Kristiani Indonesia Raya, Great Indonesia Christian Movement); formerly named KIRA (Kristen Indonesia Raya, Great Indonesia Christians).
  • GEMA SADHANA (Gerakan Masyarakat Sanathana Dharma Nusantara, Sanathana Dharma Nusantara Society Movement); for Hindus and Buddhists.
  • PETIR (Persatuan Tionghoa Indonesia Raya, Great Indonesia Chinese Association)

Election results

Legislative election results

Election Ballot number Total seats won Total votes Share of votes Outcome of election Party leader
2009 5
26 / 560
4,642,795 4.46% Increase26 seats, Opposition Prabowo Subianto (Founding board chair)
Suhardi (General chair)
2014 6
73 / 560
14,760,371 11.81% Increase47 seats, Opposition Prabowo Subianto (Founding board chair)
Suhardi (General chair)
2019 2
78 / 575
17,594,839 12.57% Increase5 seats, Opposition (until 2019)
Governing Coalition (after 2019)
Prabowo Subianto
2024 2 Prabowo Subianto

Presidential election results

Election Ballot number Pres. candidate Running mate 1st round
(Total votes)
Share of votes Outcome 2nd round
(Total votes)
Share of votes Outcome
2009 1 Megawati Sukarnoputri Prabowo Subianto 32,548,105 26.79% Lost
2014 1 Prabowo Subianto Hatta Rajasa 62,576,444 46.85% Lost
2019 02 Prabowo Subianto Sandiaga Uno 68,650,239 44.50% Lost
2024 02 Prabowo Subianto Gibran Rakabuming Raka

Note: Bold text suggests the party's member, or a former member who was still active in the party by the time of his nomination.


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