On 18 January 2026 in Jakarta, a new political party was formed: the People’s Movement Party (Partai Gerakan Rakyat, PGR). PGR was born from a pre-party formation, the People’s Movement Organisation (GR), formed by people who had been volunteers in the 2024 presidential election campaign of former Jakarta governor Anies Baswedan. PGR’s first elected chairperson, Sahrin Hamid, stated that PGR wanted to see Anies become president. Hamid is a long-term associate of Baswedan and was previously active in the National Mandate Party (PAN).
For full article go here: Indonesia’s Party Cartel System and the New ‘People’s Movement Party’
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