Prosperous Justice Party
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Prosperous Justice Party
Partai Keadilan Sejahtera |
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| Chair | Tifatul Sembiring |
| Secretary General | Anis Matta |
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| Founded | 20 April 2002 (20 July 1998 as Justice Party) |
| Headquarters | Jakarta |
| DPR Seats | 45 (8%) |
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| Ideology | Islamism, Islamic democracy |
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| Website | http://www.pk-sejahtera.org |
The Prosperous Justice Party ( Indonesian: Partai Keadilan Sejahtera (PKS)), sometimes called the Justice and Prosperity Party, is a political party in Indonesia. The party is Islamist in the sense that it calls for a central role for Islam in public life.[1] PKS is currently led by Tifatul Sembiring.
The party was established as the Justice Party on July 20, 1998, with Nurmahmudi Ismail as its first president. The Justice Party was reconstituted as the Prosperous Justice Party in April 2002 after the Justice Party failed to meet the required two percent of electoral threshold in the 1999 election that it needed to contest the 2004 election.[2] During the 2004 legislative elections, the PKS won 7.3% of the popular vote and 45 out of 550 seats, making it the seventh-largest party in parliament. This was a gain from the 1.4% received in 1999. During the 2004 elections Hidayat Nur Wahid was the party leader; he stepped down after being elected head of the People's Consultative Assembly. The PKS endorsed Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono in the final run-off of the 2004 Presidential elections. PKS's strongest support is in major urban centers, particularly Jakarta, where it the largest share of seats in 2004.
The PKS is known for its public opposition to political corruption; this stance was widely reported as a major factor in the party's increased success in 2004.[3] The party is closely associated with Islamic teachings, but according to its leadership does not promote the mandatory implementation of sharia, requiring Indonesia's Muslims to follow Islamic law.[4] Many of its campaigns are based on conservative religious teachings, such as opposition to the selling of pornography,[5] and for strict punishments for violations of narcotics laws.[6]
The party has been associated with the Egypt-based Muslim Brotherhood; several of its founders attended Brotherhood-related schools.[7] The organization stages rallies supporting the Palestinians in their conflict with Israel, and against the influence of the United States both in the Middle East and in Indonesia.[8]
After the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami, PKS sent volunteer relief workers to Aceh,[9] and has been involved in several other relief and reconstruction projects.
The party set a target of 20% of the vote in the 2009 legislative election. Party chairman Tifatul Sembiring said that his party wanted to form a coalition with a nationalist party after the legislative election, but did not name any particular party. However, in the 9 April elections, the party came fourth with 7.9 percent of the votes. It will have 57 seats in the People's Representative Council.[10][11] [12][13]
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[edit] Regional strength
In the legislative election held on 9 April 2009, support for the PKS was higher than the party's national average in the following provinces:
North Sumatra 8.9%
West Sumatra 8.9%
Bengkulu 8.6%
Riau Islands 11.8%
Lampung 8.7%
Jakarta 17.8%
West Java 10.9%
Banten 11.1%
Yogyakarta 9.1%
South Kalimantan 10.7%
East Kalimantan 9.3%
West Nusa Tenggara 8.0%
Central Sulawesi 9.5%
South Sulawesi 8.0%
[edit] References
- ^ http://yaleglobal.yale.edu/display.article?id=6579
- ^ Justice Party to merge with Prosperous Justice Party. Antara, April 16, 2003.
- ^ General contenders, Business Asia, May 3, 2004.
- ^ Indonesia: Islamic party not to implement Shari'ah "strictly" if elected. BBC Monitoring Asia Pacific, May 3, 2006.
- ^ Alliance failes to coax PKS on porn bill. The Jakarta Post, July 8, 2006
- ^ Gov't urged to execute convicted drug traffickers on death row soon. Antara March 22, 2005
- ^ Sadanand Dhume, Indonesian democracy’s enemy within, YaleGlobal.
- ^ Parties protest Israeli attack, The Jakarta Post, July 17, 2006.
- ^ Ellen Nakashima, Indonesian Islamic party reaps rewards of goodwill. The Washington Post January 14, 2005.
- ^ Tempo magazine No. 0931/March 31-April 06, 2009, pp46-47
- ^ PKS wants coalition with nationalist party. Asia Daily News Online 16 February 2009 (access date 9 April 2009).
- ^ Indonesian General Election Commission website Official Election Results
- ^ Indonesian General Election Commission website KPU Ubah Perolehan Kursi Parpol di DPR (KPU Changes Allocations of Parties' seats in the DPR (15 May 2009)) Access date 2009-05-24 (indonesian)
