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Indonesian Coalition Politics

Gerindra / PDI-P · 1999– · Indonesia · Big-Tent · Electoral party · coding confidence low

+02ECmarket
+05CUtraditional
+04AUmonist
+04SCcentral
+04IDascriptive
−05CHlawful

Each axis runs from −10 to +10, with zero a genuine mixed or balanced position rather than an absence of opinion. A score describes a stated position and a governing record; it is not a judgement of merit. What each score means →

Core principles

Developmentalist coalitions organised around personalities and patronage rather than programmatic difference.

Economic model

Resource downstreaming policy, fuel subsidies, infrastructure, free school meals programme.

Organisation of powers

Competitive presidential democracy with contested judicial rulings on candidate eligibility.

Reading note

Coded at low confidence: the party system organises around coalitions, not ideological positions.

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The evidence for every score

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EC · Economic organisation · scored +02

Coded +2: resource downstreaming, fuel subsidies and a national free meals programme.

  • Documented act or statuteNickel ore exports were banned in 2020 to force domestic processing.

CU · Social and cultural order · scored +05

Coded +5: a conservative religious frame within a pluralist constitution.

  • Documented act or statuteThe 2022 criminal code criminalised extramarital sex; Pancasila pluralism remains constitutional.

AU · Organisation of power · scored +04

Coded +4 with low confidence: competitive presidential democracy with contested eligibility rulings.

  • Documented act or statuteA 2023 constitutional court ruling altered the age requirement in a way that permitted the sitting president's son to stand as vice-president.

SC · Scale of decision · scored +04

Coded +4: a unitary state with special autonomy for Aceh and Papua.

  • Documented act or statuteSpecial autonomy statutes operate in both regions alongside central security deployment.

ID · Rule of membership · scored +04

Coded +4: Pancasila pluralism with restrictions on unrecognised faiths.

  • Documented act or statuteSix religions are officially recognised; others face registration difficulties.

CH · Method and tempo · scored −05

Coded −5: competitive presidential democracy throughout.

  • Documented act or statutePower has transferred by election in 2004, 2014 and 2024.

Nearest organisations by measured distance

Straight-line separation across all six axes, out of a maximum of 49.0. Proximity means similarity of stated position, not endorsement and not resemblance in outcome.

Countries

Indonesia

Cite this page

Scores are revised on evidence, so a citation should carry the version it refers to. Version 4.3.1 is current; the revision log records every change.

McGrath, K. (2026). Indonesian Coalition Politics. The Political Atlas, version 4.2. https://thepoliticalatlas.com/organisations/gerindra/ (accessed 2026-08-01).

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