NasDem Party

History

The Party has its origins in a now-dormant youth-focused NGO called Nasional Demokrat (National Democrats) founded by Surya Paloh, who owns the Media Group, and Hamengkubuwono X, the sultan of Yogyakarta in 2010. It received extensive coverage on media owned by Surya Paloh. In 2011, Hamengkubuwono left the organization, unhappy with its transformation into a political party. Less than a month later, Surya Paloh formed the NasDem Party, and appointed former National Mandate Party (PAN) politician Patrice Rio Capella as its first chairman.

The party was officially declared on 26 July 2011, although it had previously registered to the Ministry of Law and Human Rights in March. At the party's first convention in January 2013, Surya Paloh was appointed party chairman for the 2013 - 2018 term. The conference also conferred on him full authority to determine party strategy and policies and to win the 2014 election. Later the same month, one of the other founders and financial backers, media tycoon Hary Tanoesoedibjo, founder of the huge Media Nusantara Citra media group, suddenly left the party in protest at Surya Paloh's appointment and defected to the People's Conscience Party, led by former general Wiranto. Hary subsequently became that party's vice-presidential candidate. In late 2013 the NasDem Party applied to contest the 2014 elections, and on 7 January 2014 the General Elections Commission (KPU) announced that the NasDem was the only new party that met all the requirements. It competed along with 12 other national parties.

Before founding the party, Surya Paloh had been a senior member of the Golkar Party for 40 years and rose to become chairman of the party's advisory council. He contested the presidential nomination at the 2004 Golkar convention, but lost. In 2009, Golkar nominated Jusuf Kalla as its candidate. However, Surya Paloh has "repeatedly denied" that he formed the NasDem Party to allow him to run for the presidency again. During the 2014 election campaign, the Indonesian Broadcasting Commission criticized Surya Paloh-owned news network MetroTV for its excessive coverage of the party.

In June 2021, the party again came under fire from public when one of its cadre, parliament speaker of Tolikara Regency, Papua was allegedly supplying money and arms to armed groups under Free Papua Movement. The party denied such allegations and said that if proven, they are ready to fire the accused from the party.

Political identities :

• Ideology

  
  

  The 2008 Law on Political Parties states that political parties are allowed to include specific characteristics that reflect their political aspirations, as long as they do not contradict Pancasila and the 1945 Constitution. As per Articles 3 and 4 in its constitution and bylaws (AD/ART), NasDem is founded on Pancasila and identifies itself as the "Movement for the Restoration of Indonesia". Outsider views on the party's political orientation vary. Academic and domestic observers classified NasDem as a nationalist party, while their international counterparts described it as a secular-nationalist party.

• Party platform

  
  

  According to its articles of association (AD/ART), the party aims to establish a democratic, just, and sovereign society. The party's foundation lies in nationalism with three objectives: achieving national independence, economic sovereignty, and cultural dignity. According to the party website, the party's policies are to:

  
  

  • Fulfill the needs of the people

  • Reject democracy that merely complicates governance without bringing about general prosperity and that only leads to power routinely changing hands without producing quality leaders that set an example.

  • Build a mature democracy

  • Build a democracy based on strong people who are called on to bring about a bright future

  • Restore the ideals of the Indonesian Republic.

  • Support the constitutional mandate to build a prosperous nation based on the principles of economic democracy, a law-based state that holds human rights in high regard, and a nation that recognizes diversity

  • Bring about a nation that is just, prosperous and sovereign through a Movement for Change to Restore Indonesia.

Cadre training

Unlike most political parties in Indonesia which relied on informal training programs for the cadre specialized education and training, the NasDem Party owned its own formalized, advanced and specialized cadre education and training facility named Akademi Bela Negara Nasional Demokrat (English: National Defense Academy of National Democrats), or colloquially called ABN NasDem. ABN NasDem is a political corporate university, the only kind in Indonesia. ABN NasDem institution and courses modeled after Indonesia primary national leadership education and training facility, National Resilience Institute (Indonesian: Lembaga Ketahanan Nasional). The academy founded by Surya Paloh and IGK Manila. The academy was inaugurated by Joko Widodo on 16 July 2017. The training materials were condensed into 48 credits for 4 months. It does not issue any degree.

Leadership Structure

• General Chair: Surya Paloh

  
  

  • Deputy General Chair: Ahmad Ali

  • Chief Coordinator for Public Policy and Strategic Issues: Suyoto

  • Head of International Relations Division: Martin Manurung

  • Head of Economic Bid: Millie Lukito

    
    

  • Head of UMKM Bid: Lita Machfud Arifin

  • Head of Religion and Indigenous Peoples Division: Teguh Juwarno

  • Head of Manpower and Transmigration Bid: Irma Suryani Chaniago

  • Head of Health Division: Okky Asokawati

  • Head of Women and Children Bid: Amelia Anggraini

  • Head of Education and Culture Division: Nining Indra Saleh

  • Head of Law and Human Rights Division: Taufik Basari

  • Head of Tourism and Creative Industries: Ida Bagus Oka Gunastawa

  • Head of Defense and Security Division: Supiadin Aries Saputra

  • Head of Agriculture, Livestock and Village Independence: Sulaeman L. Hamzah

  • Head of Maritime Bid: Ratih Megasari Singkarru

  • Head of Youth and Sports Bid: Haerul Amri

  • Head of Energy and Minerals Bid: Kurtubi

  • Head of Environmental Bid: Lusyani Suwandi

  • Head of Forestry, Agrarian and Spatial Planning: Teuku Taufiqulhadi

  • Head of Migrant Bid: Yulisa Baramuli

  • Head of Development and Infrastructure Bid: Okky Asokawati

  • Chief Coordinator for Ideology, Organization and Cadre Generation: Sri Sajekti Sudjunadi

  • Head of Organization and Membership Bid: Rusdi Masse Mappasesu

  • Head of Cadre and Political Education Division: Ahmad Baidowi A. R.

  • Head of Legislative Relations Division: Atang Irawan

  • Head of Executive Relations: Muchtar Luthfi Mutty

  • Head of Wing and Body Relations Bid: Ivanhoe Arthur Robert S.

    
    

  • Head of Community Mobilization and Mobilization Bid: Andri Alimuddin

  • Head of Bid for Beginner and Millennial Voters: Lathifa Marina Al Anshori

  • Head of Digital and Cyber ​​Bid: Donny Imam Priambodo

  • Head of Media and Public Communications: Charles Meikyansah

• Chief Election Winning Coordinator: Prananda Surya Paloh

  
  

  • Territorial Chairperson for Winning the 1st Sumatra Election (Aceh, North Sumatra): Bakhtiar Ahmad Sibarani

  • Territorial Chair for Winning the 2nd Sumatra Election (West Sumatra, Riau Islands, Riau, Bengkulu): Willy Aditya

  • Territorial Chairperson for Winning the 3rd Sumatra Election (Sumsel, Jambi, Babel, Lampung): Fauzi H. Amro

  • Territorial Chairperson for Winning the 1st Java Election (Banten, DKI): Effendy Choirie

  • Territorial Chairperson for Winning the 2nd Java Election (West Java): Saan Mustopa

  • Territorial Chairperson for Winning the 3rd Java Election (Central Java): Sugeng Suparwoto

  • Territorial Chairperson for Winning the 4th Java Election (East Java): Dossy Iskandar Prasetyo

  • Bali, NTB, NTT Election Winning Territorial Chair: Julie Sutrisno

  • Territorial Chair for Kalimantan Election Winning: Syarief Abdullah Alkadrie

  • Territorial Chair for Sulawesi Election Winning: Rachmad Gobel

  • Territorial Chairperson for Winning the Maluku Election, North Maluku: Rosita Usman

  • Territorial Chair for Papua Election Winning, West Papua: Roberth Rouw

• Secretary General: Hermawi Taslim

  • Deputy Secretary General for Ideology, Organization and Cadre Generation: Dedy Ramanta

  • Deputy Secretary General for Election Winning: Jakfar Sidik

  • Deputy Secretary General for General Affairs and Administration: Siar Anggreta Siagian

  
  

• General Treasurer: Ahmad Sahroni

  • Deputy Deputy for Fund and Asset Management: Joice Triatman

  • Deputy Commissioner for Fundraising: Fatmawati Rusdi

Wings Organization

The National Democratic Party has several wing organizations, including:

• NasDem Legal Advocacy Agency (BAHU), chaired by Taufik Basari (Plt)

  
  

• Mass Labor Movement (Gemuruh), chaired by Irma Suryani Chaniago

• NasDem Student League, chaired by Willy Aditya

• National Democratic Farmers Association (NasDem Farmers)

• NasDem Youth Guard, chaired by Martin Manurung

• Garnita Malahayati NasDem, chaired by Lestari Moerdijat

Election results

Legislative election results

Presidential election results

Note: Bold text suggests the party's member