Prosperous Justice Party
The Prosperous Justice Party (Indonesian: Partai Keadilan Sejahtera, sometimes called the Justice and Prosperity Party), frequently abbreviated to PKS, is an Islamist political party in Indonesia.
Prosperous Justice Party Partai Keadilan Sejahtera | |
|---|---|
| Abbreviation | PKS |
| Leader of the Sharia Assembly | Salim Segaf Al-Jufri |
| President | Ahmad Syaikhu |
| Secretary-General | Aboe Bakar Al-Habsyi |
| Founded | 20 July 1998 (as Partai Keadilan) 20 April 2002 (current name) |
| Headquarters | Jakarta |
| Membership (2022) | 285,828 |
| Ideology | |
| Political position | Social : Right-wing Fiscal : Centre-left |
| National affiliation | Coalition of Change |
| International affiliation | Muslim Brotherhood |
| Slogan | Bersama Melayani Rakyat (Together Serving the People) |
| Ballot number | 8 |
| DPR seats | 50 / 575 |
| DPRD I seats | 191 / 2,232 |
| DPRD II seats | 1,229 / 17,340 |
| Website | |
| pks | |
PKS is a metamorphosis from the Justice Party (Indonesian: Partai Keadilan, PK) established in 1998. The party was originally influenced by the Muslim Brotherhood movement of Egypt, and considered an Islamist party for its calls for Islam to play a central role in public life, as well as providing political support to Indonesian and international Islamist movements such as the Islamic Defenders Front 212 Movement. Today, it is considered a nationalist Islamist party that conforms with Pancasila doctrine and no longer upholds sharia as a main goal.
In 2019, the party obtained the popular vote by 8.21 percent, which is greater than 6.79 percent in 2014 and 7.88 percent in 2009. The party is currently led by Ahmad Syaikhu.