Gerindra Party

Not to be confused with Parindra.

Great Indonesia Movement Party
Partai Gerakan Indonesia Raya
AbbreviationGerindra
General ChairmanPrabowo Subianto
Secretary-GeneralAhmad Muzani
DPR group leaderBudi Djiwandono
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)
Labour wingSEGARA (Great Indonesia Labor Movement Center)
Membership (2022)498,963[1]
IdeologyPancasila
Indonesian nationalism
Social conservatism
Right-wing populism[2][3][4]
Political positionRight-wing[5][6]
National affiliationAdvanced Indonesia Coalition
Ballot number2
DPR seats
86 / 580
DPRD I seats
323 / 2,372
DPRD II seats
2,120 / 17,510
Website
gerindra.id

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 2014, it has been the third-largest party in the House of Representatives (DPR), having won 86 seats in the latest election. It currently controls the presidency. Gerindra is led by the former army general and the current president, Prabowo Subianto.

Founded 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. In 2014, Gerindra placed third in the 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 later appointed the Minister of Defense. In 2024, Prabowo ran with Gibran Rakabuming Raka and won the presidential election in the first round.

  1. ^ "Info Pemilu - Partai Gerakan Indonesia Raya". Komisi Pemilihan Umum RI. 22 December 2022. Retrieved 9 January 2023.
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  5. ^ Bourchier 2015, p. 254.
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