Nusantara Awakening Party

Nusantara Awakening Party (Indonesian: Partai Kebangkitan Nusantara, PKN) is a political party in Indonesia founded on January 7, 2022, and received legal recognition from the Ministry of Law and Human Rights in January 2022.

Nusantara Awakening Party
Partai Kebangkitan Nusantara
AbbreviationPKN
ChairpersonAnas Urbaningrum
Secretary-GeneralSri Mulyono
FoundedJanuary 7, 2022; 2 years ago (2022-01-07)
Split fromDemokrat
Preceded byFunctional Party of Struggle
HeadquartersMangunsarkoro No. 16 Menteng, Jakarta
IdeologyPancasila
Colours  Red and   White (Indonesian National colours)
Party flag
Website
pimnas-pkn.id

The party was founded by former Democratic Party legislator I Gede Pasek Suardika, who became the first party head, along with other expelled cadres. The party was established by taking over a minor party[broken anchor], the Functional Party of Struggle (Partai Karya Perjuangan), which had been inactive after failing to participate in elections.[1]

The party qualified to participate in 2024 Indonesian general election, along with four other new parties, after fulfilling administrative criteria and actual verification by the KPU RI in December 2022.[2] The party declared itself to be neutral in the 2024 presidential election.[3]

History

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The party was established by former members of the Democratic Party who remained loyal to former chairman Anas Urbaningrum, who left the party and had since been imprisoned on corruption charges. The party was initiated by former legislator I Gede Pasek Suardika, who was joined by former Democratic Party cadre Ian Zulfikar, HMI activist Asral Hardi, journalist and photographer Bobby Triadi, and Sri Mulyono.

The party was declared on 28 October 2021—coinciding with the Youth Pledge Day—at the final Functional Struggle Party congress, where it was transformed to Nusantara Awakening Party through changes on the party constitution.[1] The party quickly registered the change to the Ministry of Law and Human Rights, and was recognised on 7 January 2022.[4]

Anas himself participated in the party founding by giving advise and suggestions to its initiators, including Suardika. He later endorsed the party founding despite not giving the time of when to join the party.[5] In February 2023, Suardika promised that Anas will be given a high-ranking position in the party after the end of his prison term expected April 2023.[6] On 14 July 2023, Suardika handed over the chairmanship to Anas.[7] Suardika became chairman of the party's executive committee ("Majelis Agung").[8]

In the 2024 legislative election, the party won 326,800 votes nationwide (0.215%), the least of all 18 nationally contesting parties and failed to win a seat in the national House of Representatives.[9] At the provincial legislature level, the party won two seats in the legislature of Highland Papua, along with a seat each in South Sumatra and Central Papua.[10][11] At the regency/city level, the party's largest contingent is in Musi Banyuasin Regency of South Sumatra with four elected legislators.[12]

Leadership

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Election results

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Legislative election results

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Election Ballot number Total seats won Total votes Share of votes Outcome of election Party leader
2024 9
0 / 580
326,800 0.22% Neutral Anas Urbaningrum

Presidential election results

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Election Ballot number Candidate Running mate 1st round
(Total votes)
Share of votes Outcome 2nd round
(Total votes)
Share of votes Outcome
2024 Neutral Neutral

Note: Bold text suggests the party's member

References

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  1. ^ a b Saptohutomo, Aryo Pratomo (6 April 2022). "Profil Partai Kebangkitan Nusantara, Cita-cita Politik Para Loyalis Anas Urbaningrum". Kompas.com (in Indonesian). Retrieved 23 January 2021.
  2. ^ Ameliya, Tri Meilani (14 December 2022). "KPU tetapkan 17 partai politik peserta Pemilu 2024". Antara News. Retrieved 22 January 2023.
  3. ^ Oktaviani, Tari (10 February 2024). "PKN Durung Siapa?". Kompas.com. Retrieved 16 April 2024.
  4. ^ Ramadhan, Azhar Bagas (1 November 2021). "Partai Kebangkitan Nusantara Resmi Didaftarkan ke Kemenkumham". detikcom. Retrieved 4 December 2021.
  5. ^ "Dirikan Partai Kebangkitan Nusantara, Gede Pasek Berdiskusi Dengan Anas Urbaningrum". Kebangkitannusantara.id. 19 November 2021. Retrieved 23 January 2023.
  6. ^ Savitri, Putu Indah (21 February 2023). "PKN siapkan jabatan khusus untuk Anas Urbaningrum setelah bebas". Antara News. Retrieved 21 February 2023.
  7. ^ "Sah! Anas Urbaningrum Jadi Ketua Umum PKN, Gantikan Gede Pasek". Tribun Jogja (in Indonesian). 14 July 2023. Retrieved 14 July 2023.
  8. ^ "Anas Urbaningrum Dipastikan Jadi Ketum PKN, Gede Pasek Ketua Majelis Agung". liputan6.com (in Indonesian). 13 July 2023. Retrieved 14 July 2023.
  9. ^ Arjanto, Dwi (23 March 2024). "Tak Bisa Dikonversi Jadi Kursi di DPR, Suara 10 Parpol yang Gagal Ambang Batas Parlemen Pemilu 2024 Hangus". Tempo (in Indonesian). Retrieved 12 July 2024.
  10. ^ "Visualisasi Pergeseran Kursi DPRD di Tanah Papua: Peta Politik Baru, Pemain Lama". Narasi Tv (in Indonesian). 21 May 2024. Retrieved 12 July 2024.
  11. ^ Pahlevi, Reiza (22 May 2024). "Sah! Mahkamah Konstitusi Putuskan PKN Dapat 1 Kursi DPRD Sumsel". detiksumbagsel (in Indonesian). Retrieved 12 July 2024.
  12. ^ "PKN di Sumsel Raih 6 Kursi, Lucianty: Kami Partai Muda dan Pendatang Baru di Pemilu 2024". palembang.inews.id (in Indonesian). 13 April 2024. Retrieved 12 July 2024.