Gerindra Party
The Great Indonesia Movement Party (Indonesian: Partai Gerakan Indonesia Raya), better known as the Gerindra Party, is a nationalist, right-wing populist political party in Indonesia. Since 2019, it has been the third-largest party in the House of Representatives (DPR) with 78 seats. It is led by the former army general and the president-elect of Indonesia Prabowo Subianto.
Great Indonesia Movement Party Partai Gerakan Indonesia Raya | |
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| Abbreviation | Gerindra |
| General Chairman | Prabowo Subianto |
| Secretary-General | Ahmad Muzani |
| DPR group leader | 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) |
| Labour wing | SEGARA (Great Indonesia Labor Movement Center) |
| Membership (2022) | 498,963 |
| Ideology | Pancasila Indonesian nationalism Right-wing populism |
| Political position | Right-wing |
| 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 |
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Formed in 2008, Gerindra serves as the political vehicle for Prabowo. The party first participated in the 2009 legislative election and secured 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 (SBY). Gerindra then became the opposition to the SBY administration. Gerindra placed third in the 2014 legislative election, and Prabowo ran with Hatta Rajasa against Joko Widodo (Jokowi) in the presidential election, but they lost. Gerindra once again became the opposition to the government. In the 2019 legislative election, Gerindra won the second-highest majority of votes. Prabowo ran with Sandiaga Uno against Jokowi and lost again. After Prabowo reconciled with Jokowi in July 2019, Gerindra joined the government coalition and he was appointed as the Minister of Defense.