Indonesian People's Wave Party

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Indonesian People's Wave Party
Partai Gelombang Rakyat Indonesia
Chairman Anis Matta
Secretary-GeneralMahfudz Siddiq
Founded28 October 2019;3 years ago (2019-10-28)
Split from PKS
Headquarters Jakarta
Ideology Islamic democracy
Islamic modernism
Populism
Pancasila
Political position Centre to centre-right
Ballot number 7
Website
partaigelora.id

Indonesian People's Wave Party (Indonesian: Partai Gelombang Rakyat Indonesia), commonly abbreviated as Gelora (Passion), is a political party of Indonesia. The party establishment was declared on 10 November 2019, and its political party status was recognised by the Ministry of Law and Human Rights on 2 June 2020. [1]

The party is founded by former Prosperous Justice Party (PKS) members Anis Matta and Fahri Hamzah, among others, with actor and former West Java deputy governor Deddy Mizwar also joined the new party. Gelora Party portrays itself as nationalist and an adherent of Pancasila despite their former Islamist Prosperous Justice Party background. [2] Gelora Party aimed to attract undecided voters, and to participate in 2020 local elections.

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References

  1. Rochman, Fathur (2 June 2020). Burhani, Ruslan (ed.). "Menkumham Serahkan SK Badan Hukum Partai Gelora". antaranews.com (in Indonesian).
  2. Dewi Nurita (23 February 2020). "Partai Gelora Mengklaim sebagai PKS yang Mengindonesia". Tempo.co (in Indonesian).