Indonesian Solidarity Party

The Indonesian Solidarity Party (Indonesian: Partai Solidaritas Indonesia, abbreviated PSI) is a political party in Indonesia that focuses on women's rights, pluralism, and Indonesian youth. It is led by former television presenter Grace Natalie, who is also a co-founder of the party.

Indonesian Solidarity Party Partai Solidaritas Indonesia
Abbreviation	PSI
General Chairwoman	Grace Natalie
Secretary-General	Raja Juli Antoni
Founded	16 November 2014
Headquarters	Central Jakarta, Indonesia
Ideology	Pancasila Pluralism Secularism Progressivism Social democracy[1][2][3]
Slogan	Open, Progressive, Those Are Us! (Indonesian: Terbuka, Progresif, Itu Kita!)
Anthem	"Mars PSI" ("PSI's March")
Ballot number	11
DPR seats	0 / 575
Provincial DPRD seats	13 / 2,207
Website
psi.id
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PSI endorsed incumbent President Joko Widodo for the 2019 election.[4] On the evening of the 2019 general election, party leader Grace Natalie acknowledged that 'quick count' results indicated PSI had won only about 2% of the national vote and would therefore not be represented in the national parliament.[5]

Background

Party leaders encourage Indonesian youths to engage in politics through local elections and Independence Day celebrations. The party uses Facebook and Twitter for campaigns, and uses hashtags such as #Merdeka100Persen (100 percent independent) on Independence Day and #KepoinPilkada (Get to know about local elections) for local elections.[6][7]

PSI's platform is solidarity and pluralism. The party claims that most of its members are youths. PSI sets strict criteria for its leaders, namely that they cannot have been in leadership positions in other parties previously and that the maximum age to hold a leadership position in PSI is 45, while most of its members are around 20-30 years old.[8] None of PSI's members currently hold a seat in either national or local government.

The General Elections Commission in February 2018 announced that PSI was eligible to contest the 2019 general election.[9]

Legislatures

The party is currently represented only in regional legislatures ("Dewan Perwakilan Rakyat Daerah"/DPRD) and not in the national People's Representative Council.[10] It currently seats representatives in the several provincial legislatures such as Jakarta and Bali, in addition to the municipal legislatures of a number of relatively large cities such as Surabaya and Bandung.[11]

Chairman

No	Portrait	Chairman	Took office	Left office	Period
1		Grace Natalie (1982-)	16 November 2014	Incumbent	1
Interim		Giring Ganesha (1983-)	18 August 2020	Incumbent

Positions

• Ban polygamy practiced by public officials if elected into the parliament.[12]
• Oppose local regulations based on religion.[13]

Election results

Legislative election results

Election	Ballot number	Total seats won	Total votes	Share of votes	Outcome of election	Party leader
2019	11	0 / 575	2,650,361	1.89%	, Governing coalition	Grace Natalie

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
2019	01	Joko Widodo	Ma'ruf Amin	85,607,362	55.50%	Elected

Note: Bold text suggests the party's member

References

1. https://www.beritasatu.com/nasional/566341/psi-kecam-diskriminasi-atas-dokter-gigi-penyandang-disabilitas//
2. https://kompas.com/nasional/read/2019/09/23/19585891/politisi-psi-minta-rkuhp-dirombak-total-apa-alasannya//
3. https://m.jpnn.com/amp/news/lima-janji-psi-untuk-kaum-muda//
4. Januarius, Kuwado F. "PSI Dukung Jokowi Maju dalam Pilpres 2019". Kompas (in Indonesian). Retrieved 2 August 2017.
5. "Grace Natalie Akui 'Kekalahan' PSI". detikcom. 17 April 2019. Retrieved 18 April 2019.
6. Irfan, Muhammad (7 October 2016). "PSI Resmi Berbadan Hukum". Pikiran Rakyat. Retrieved 27 February 2018.
7. Sahroji, Ahmad (11 October 2017). "Penting! Panduan Bagi Pemilih Agar Kenal Parpol Baru Peserta Pemilu 2019". Okezone.com. Retrieved 27 February 2018.
8. "Mengenal lebih dekat PSI dan ketum cantiknya, Grace Natalie". Partai Solidaritas Indonesia. Partai Solidaritas Indonesia. Retrieved 27 February 2018.
9. "Four new parties to take part in 2019 elections". The Jakarta Post. 17 February 2018. Retrieved 27 February 2018.
10. "Gagal masuk DPR, Partai Solidaritas Indonesia (PSI) akan fokus di DPRD". Kontan (in Indonesian). 17 April 2019. Retrieved 5 January 2021.
11. "Moncer di DPRD Provinsi dan Kota, PSI Akan Lakukan Ini". Bisnis.com (in Indonesian). 2 May 2019. Retrieved 5 January 2021.
12. Hantoro, Juli (15 December 2018). "PSI Firmly Against Polygamy". Tempo. Retrieved 17 December 2018.
13. DaCosta, Agustinus Beo (23 November 2018). "Indonesia's 'millennials party' draws fire for comments on sharia bylaws". Reuters. Retrieved 17 December 2018.