Prosperous Justice Party
Prosperous Justice Party The Prosperous Justice Party ), 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. PKS is currently led by Anis Matta. The party was established as the Justice Party on July 20, 1998, with Nurmahmudi Ismail as its 1st 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. 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. In addition, its leader Hidayat Nur Wahid was elected speaker of the People's Consultative Assembly. PKS's strongest support is in major urban centers, particularly Jakar...