Gerindra Party
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.
Great Indonesia Movement Party Partai Gerakan Indonesia Raya | |
|---|---|
| General Chairman | Prabowo Subianto |
| Secretary-General | Ahmad Muzani |
| Founded | 6 February 2008 |
| Split from | Golkar |
| Headquarters | Jakarta |
| Youth wing | TIDAR (Great Indonesia Bud) |
| Women's wing | PIRA (Great Indonesia Women) |
| Muslim wing | GEMIRA (Great Indonesia Muslim Movement) |
| Christian wing | GEKIRA (Great Indonesia Christian Movement) |
| Hindu-Buddhist wing | GEMA SADHANA (Sanatana Dharma Nusantara Society Movement) |
| Membership (2022) | 498,963 |
| Ideology | Pancasila Indonesian nationalism Anti-communism National conservatism Right-wing populism |
| Political position | Right-wing Before 2012: Syncretic |
| National affiliation | Onward Indonesia Coalition Advanced Indonesia Coalition |
| Ballot number | 2 |
| DPR seats | 78 / 575 |
| DPRD I seats | 288 / 2,232 |
| DPRD II seats | 1,970 / 17,340 |
| Website | |
| gerindra | |
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.