Gelora Party

Indonesian People's Wave Party
*Partai Gelombang Rakyat Indonesia*
Indonesian People's Wave Party Partai Gelombang Rakyat Indonesia
General Chairman	Anis Matta
Secretary-General	Mahfudz Siddiq
Founded	28 October 2019;4 years ago
Split from	PKS
Headquarters	Jakarta
Ideology	Islamic democracy ; Islamic modernism ; Populism ; Pancasila
Political position	Centre to centre-right
National affiliation	Advanced Indonesia Coalition
Ballot number	7
Website
	partaigelora.id
	Politics of Indonesia ; Political parties ; Elections ;

Last updated March 30, 2024

Indonesian People's Wave Party (Indonesian: Partai Gelombang Rakyat Indonesia), commonly abbreviated as Gelora (Passion), is a political party in 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 PKS background.^[2] Gelora Party aimed to attract undecided voters, and to participate in 2020 local elections.

History

The Indonesian People's Wave Party or Gelora was founded on October 28, 2019 with the idea and ideals of making Indonesia a power in the top five of the world. This idea was first conveyed by Anis Matta in his speech "New Directions for Indonesia" at the KAMMI Alumni Family Work Conference in Jakarta, 3 February 2018.^[3] This speech continues the idea of "Indonesia's Third Wave" which Anis wrote in 2014.

Next, the process of establishing a Party began by forming a Preparatory Team for the Formation of a New Party led by Mahfudz Siddiq. Apart from officially having a legal entity, currently the Gelora Indonesia Party has management in 34 DPWs at the provincial level, 445 DPDs at the district & city level, and 4,395 DPCs at the sub-district level.^[4]

Ideology

Anis Matta described the party's ideology as "Pancasila with Islamic identity", and stated that Gelora is not "PKS-Perjuangan" (Prosperous Justice Party-Struggle).^[5]

Election results

Legislative election results

Election	Ballot number	Total seats won	Total votes	Share of votes	Outcome of election	Party leader
2024	7	0 / 580	1,281,991	0.84%		Anis Matta

Presidential election results

Election	Ballot number	Candidate	Running mate	1st round (Total votes)	Share of votes	Outcome	2nd round (Total votes)	Share of votes	Outcome
2024	02	Prabowo Subianto	Gibran Rakabuming Raka	96,214,691	58.59%	Elected

Note: Bold text suggests the party's member

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References

↑ Rochman, Fathur (2 June 2020). Burhani, Ruslan (ed.). "Menkumham Serahkan SK Badan Hukum Partai Gelora". antaranews.com (in Indonesian).
↑ Dewi Nurita (23 February 2020). "Partai Gelora Mengklaim sebagai PKS yang Mengindonesia". Tempo.co (in Indonesian).
↑ Jatmiko, Bambang Priyo (2018-02-03). "Mantan Presiden PKS: Santai Saja, Kita akan Lakukan Lompatan Besar". Kompas (in Indonesian). Retrieved 2024-03-15.
↑ "Anis Matta: Berkas Verifikasi Partai Gelora Sudah Lengkap 100 Persen, Tinggal Diserahkan ke KPU – Partai Gelora Indonesia". partaigelora.id. Retrieved 2024-03-15.
↑ Sudrajat (2019-11-13). "Anis Matta Tegaskan Partai Gelora Bukan PKS Perjuangan" [Anis Matta asserts that the Gelora Party is not "PKS-Struggle"]. Detik.com (in Indonesian). Retrieved 2023-11-25.

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[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).

[3] Jatmiko, Bambang Priyo (2018-02-03). "Mantan Presiden PKS: Santai Saja, Kita akan Lakukan Lompatan Besar". Kompas (in Indonesian). Retrieved 2024-03-15.

[4] "Anis Matta: Berkas Verifikasi Partai Gelora Sudah Lengkap 100 Persen, Tinggal Diserahkan ke KPU – Partai Gelora Indonesia". partaigelora.id. Retrieved 2024-03-15.

[5] Sudrajat (2019-11-13). "Anis Matta Tegaskan Partai Gelora Bukan PKS Perjuangan" [Anis Matta asserts that the Gelora Party is not "PKS-Struggle"]. Detik.com (in Indonesian). Retrieved 2023-11-25.

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