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51-466: PSI endorsed incumbent President Joko Widodo for the 2019 election. 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. The party's inception began with a chat at a café in South Jakarta in late 2014. The meeting

102-531: A cabinet reshuffle on 20 July 2001, Mahfud moved from the defense portfolio and was appointed Minister of Law and Human Rights. He held office briefly until Wahid's impeachment by the People's Consultative Assembly a few days later and the Mutual Assistance Cabinet 's formation. In 2004 , Mahfud ran as a candidate for a seat in the People's Representative Council (DPR), as a member of

153-834: A salafi Islamic boarding school that is managed by Kyai Mardhiyyan. His parents enrolled him in the Pamekasan High School. Mahfud was selected to continue his education to the Religious Teacher Education (PHIN), a leading vocational school belonging to the Ministry of Religion in Yogyakarta . In 1978, Mahfud graduated from PHIN. He then continued his education at the Faculty of Law, the Islamic University of Indonesia (UII). At

204-480: A courageous, and honest individual who consistently advocates for the rights of the people. Mahfud acknowledged that, before joining Ganjar in the 2024 presidential campaign, he had been offered the position of running mate for Anies Baswedan by the Prosperous Justice Party (PKS). However, he declined, fearing that accepting the offer might lead to accusations of dividing Anies coalition. Mahfud

255-564: A legal entity after passing the Ministry of Law and Human Rights verification on 7 October 2016. The party is the only new party to pass the legal entity selection after the 2014 presidential election. In February 2018, the General Elections Commission announced that PSI was eligible to contest the 2019 general election with the ballot number of 11. After being officially declared a political party participating in

306-538: A presidential candidate and Yenny Wahid as a vice presidential candidate in the 2024 elections . The support was given before Ganjar's own party, the Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle , announced his candidacy. Grace Natalie stated that Ganjar Pranowo was chosen from among nine candidates. PSI’s previous presidential candidates included Ganjar Pranowo, Mahfud MD , Tito Karnavian , Sri Mulyani , and Erick Thohir . The selection of Ganjar as

357-592: A public statement that 'LGBT ideology' contradicts the religious values in Indonesia and should be resisted. Mahfud has broadly characterized homosexual conduct as being unconstitutional. His statement has also attracted condemnation from Nong Darol Mahmada , a member of the Liberal Islam Network . On 12 May 2022, in response to public controversy related to Deddy Corbuzier hosting a gay couple on his talk show, Mahfud reiterated that because there

408-529: A tool of identity politics. Joko Widodo Too Many Requests If you report this error to the Wikimedia System Administrators, please include the details below. Request from 172.68.168.236 via cp1112 cp1112, Varnish XID 974052662 Upstream caches: cp1112 int Error: 429, Too Many Requests at Thu, 28 Nov 2024 10:54:11 GMT Mahfud MD Mohammad Mahfud Mahmodin (born 13 May 1957), commonly known as Mahfud MD ,

459-604: Is an Indonesian politician, and legal academic who served as the 14th Coordinating Minister for Political, Legal, and Security Affairs of Indonesia from 2019 to 2024. He also previously served as the Chief Justice of the Constitutional Court of Indonesia , member of the People's Representative Council , Minister of Defense , and Minister of Law and Human Rights . Born in Sampang , on 13 May 1957, he

510-543: Is of Madurese descent. He holds a master's degree in political science and a doctorate in constitutional law (1993) from Gadjah Mada University in Yogyakarta . He has taught constitutional law at the Faculty of Law at the Islamic University of Indonesia (UII) in Yogyakarta since 1984, though he has also taught in a number of other universities in Indonesia. In 2000, he was appointed Minister of Defense by president Abdurrahman Wahid , before being briefly appointed to

561-411: The 2020 Indonesian local elections , PSI held Pilkada conventions for the cities of Surabaya and South Tangerang. The two cities were chosen because PSI has held 1 fraction there. In this open selection, PSI invited independent figures with integrity to join the selection committee. The selection in interview format was broadcast live on social media. In the 2019 election, the party failed to qualify for

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612-787: The National Awakening Party . He ran in the East Java X electoral district, which includes the Lamongan and Gresik regencies. He was elected to the seat in the election. In the people's Representative Council, he served in the Third Commission of the People's Representative Council . In addition to the commission, Mahfud also served as Deputy Chairman of the Legislative Body of the DPR. In 2008, Mahfud

663-583: The Rembuk Rakyat process. However in August 2023, presidential candidate Prabowo Subianto visited PSI and received praise by Grace Natalie , prompting pro-Ganjar member of PSI and the chairman of Ganjarian Spartan, Mohamad Guntur Romli to resign from the party. Elements from Berkarya Party led by its former general secretary, Badaruddin Andi Picunang joined the party on 1 March 2023 after

714-568: The Supersemar Foundation scholarship. He graduated from the UII in 1983, becoming a lecturer. He later continued his postgraduate studies in political science, and graduating in 1989. He also graduated from Faculty of Law at UGM in 1993 with a law degree. His dissertation describes the causal relationship between political configuration and legal products in various periods, namely the period of Liberal Democracy, Guided Democracy, and

765-409: The 2019 elections, PSI immediately made a breakthrough in the selection of legislative candidates. The selection process of legislative candidates was held transparently, openly, and broadcast live on all PSI's social media. The aim is for the public to know and participate in assessing who the legislative candidates are who will represent their voices in the People's Representative Council (DPR-RI) and

816-464: The Code, both articles are for opposite-sex couples only, although some has pointed doubts about the enforcement of such articles. In May 2023, in his change of views, Mahfud stated that the new criminal code does not ban LGBT nor criminalize same-sex conduct because same-sex conduct between adults are difficult to prove. The new criminal code only regulate rape done by adults with a minor, regardless if it

867-462: The DPP PSI to complete the requirements for the formation of a political party in accordance with Law No. 2/2011 on Political Parties. All PSI officials at all levels of leadership then completed the requirements for the formation of this party to ensure PSI passed the Ministry of Law and Human Rights verification which was expected to take place around mid-2016. In the end, it was officially declared

918-629: The DPR upon taking the position, serving until his term ended in April 2013. The end of Mahfud's time as chief justice was subsequently followed by intention to run for the presidential seat in 2014 , which was eventually won by former Jakarta governor , Joko Widodo . In 2019, he was rumored to be Joko Widodo's running mate in 2019 . As vice president Jusuf Kalla was not eligible to serve for another term, due to term limits, as Jusuf Kalla had already served another five-year term as vice-president under Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono from 2004 to 2009. Though he

969-470: The Kanjuruhan Tragedy and PSSI Chairman (Mochamad Iriawan) and executive committee members should resign. In October 2023, Mahfud was named as the running mate of Ganjar Pranowo , a presidential candidate put forward by the Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P), Indonesia's current ruling party. Commenting on their partnership, Ganjar described Mahfud as a qualified intellectual,

1020-570: The New Order. After graduating, he worked as a lecturer in a number of universities, including his alma mater UII, IAIN Sunan Kalijaga, and STIE Widya Wiwaha, Yogyakarta, and became a civil servant . He also held the academic position of Vice Chancellor of UII, from 1994 to 2000, Director/Professor of the Faculty of Law of UII, from 1996 to 2000, and Chancellor of the Kadiri Islamic University, from 2003 until 2006. Mahfud

1071-477: The Provincial and Regency/City DPRDs. As many as 45 percent of PSI's candidates in the 2019 elections were women, the highest among other parties and above the minimum female representation requirement of 30 percent. PSI did not set a specific target for the number of female candidates it had field. PSI's effort to improve the democratic system is to hold conventions to select candidates for regional heads. In

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1122-671: The State Officials' Wealth Report (LHKPN) of the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK). In his role as Coordinating Minister of Political, Legal and Security Affairs, Mahfud has called on lawmakers to pass legislation that would curb the spread of LGBT activities. He has accused the Indonesian LGBT community of being a front for international organizations; however, he failed to tender evidence in favour of his allegations. He has also made

1173-448: The convention on 31st of January 2023. At the start of the pandemic, PSI administrators and legislators across Indonesia distributed personal protective equipment (PPE) and masks to health workers. The PSI claims to be a social democratic party, and has occasionally been described as such. Writing for The Jakarta Post , Yerica Lai has described the party's ideology as "politically liberal but economically conservative ". Even though

1224-494: The court. The court is regarded as having made some progressive decisions and transformed the Constitutional Court being free of corruption during his time as chief justice but has also issued some surprising decisions such as an unexpected ruling in late 2012 that the existence of the upstream oil and gas regulatory agency BPMigas was unconstitutional. Towards the end of 2012 there was increased speculation about

1275-543: The election, over double the number of seats won in 2019. Following Prabowo's election as president, PSI secretary-general Raja Juli Antoni was appointed Minister of Forestry in the Red White Cabinet . The party held National Coffee Break (KopDarNas) conventions in Jakarta, first started on 12 November 2015 as a way to entice young voters to party conventions with free coffee. President Joko Widodo visited

1326-508: The failure of the Berkarya Party to contest in the 2024 Indonesian general election and prolonged internal conflicts inside the party. In the 2024 legislative elections itself, PSI won 4,260,169 votes or 2.81%, below the parliamentary threshold and hence failing to place its members in the national House of Representatives. Chairman Kaesang Pangarep claimed that the party secured 180 seats in provincial and regency/city legislatures in

1377-481: The initials of his father. Accidentally, the name was written in his diploma . Mohammad Mahfud MD, originally born only as Mohammad Mahfud , was born on 13 May 1957, in a village in Omben District, Sampang , Madura . He is the fourth child of seven children. His father was Mahmodin, an employee at the Omben District office, Sampang Regency. While his mother was a housewife named Siti Khadidjah. When Mahfud

1428-505: The initiators knew each other and had the same perspective on the current political situation. The party was established on 16 November 2014 in accordance with Notarial Deed Widyatmoko, S.H. Number 14 of 2014. Later on the same date, the PSI Central Leadership Council (DPP PSI) officially submitted a registration letter as a political party. Subsequently, the Ministry of Law and Human Rights officially requested

1479-476: The media. PSI organized multiple rallies across Jakarta in support of Ganjar's candidacy, in conjunction with rallies by the People's Conscience Party and the United Development Party . Even to making baliho billboards in support of a Ganjar-Yenny candidacy across metropolitan cities and villages in Indonesia. As claims of putting the banners illegally emerged, PSI stated that it was a part of

1530-635: The national House of Representatives . It won seats in regional legislatures ("Dewan Perwakilan Rakyat Daerah"/DPRD) such as Jakarta and Bali , in addition to the municipal legislatures of a number of relatively large cities such as Surabaya and Bandung . On 3 October 2022 in an online press conference, PSI Vice Chairperson of the Board of Trustees, Grace Natalie, stated that the Indonesian Solidarity Party officially endorsed and gave support to Central Java Governor Ganjar Pranowo as

1581-408: The office of Minister of Law and Human Rights for three days. In 2004, he was elected to the People's Representative Council (DPR), as a member of the National Awakening Party . In 2008, he was selected as a judge of the Constitutional Court . In the election for chief justice, he narrowly defeated the incumbent Jimly Asshiddiqie to become the second chief justice of the court. He resigned from

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1632-566: The party's members, such as its parliamentary leader in Jakarta Anggara Wicitra Sastroamidjojo , have in turn criticized the party's focus on Baswedan. In the aftermath of the announcement of the proposed criminal code bill additions and Indonesian Criminal Code Protest , PSI has repeatedly criticized and opposed the RKUHP , saying that it could harm vulnerable groups, minorities, and potentially be used as

1683-584: The possibility that Mahfud would become a candidate in the 2014 presidential elections in Indonesia. Several polls indicated high support for Mahfud amongst some groups of voters. In November 2012 he stood for, and was elected to, the position of chair of the Islamic Students Alumni Association (KAHMI), an influential Muslim organisation. His decision to successfully seek election as the chair of KAHMI, and being selected ahead of other well-known politicians such as Anas Urbaningrum ,

1734-651: The presidential candidate was determined through the Rembuk Rakyat screening mechanism which began in February 2022. PSI also stated that they would not support Anies Baswedan in the 2024 presidential election. Grace Natalie said this was because PSI believed that Anies had committed a "great sin" against democracy in Indonesia during the DKI Jakarta regional election. As a reaction, Ganjar stated that he did not know about PSI’s declaration and has not communicated with them. He says he only learned about their support from

1785-526: The results and congratulated Prabowo and Gibran. Previously, the vice presidential candidate number 3 had firmly and openly stated his plan to resign when asked by a resident in Semarang during the 'Tabrak Prof!' event last week, Tuesday (23/1/2024). As a public official, Mahfud's wealth has also been in the spotlight. The Coordinating Minister for Political, Legal and Security Affairs has total assets of IDR 35.325.709.253 billion. These assets were revealed in

1836-552: The rights of atheists and communists under Indonesian law caused a fuss in mid-2012 when he said people could only be punished for being atheists or communists if they behaved in a way that breached the national ideology of Pancasila . More recently, in September 2012 he was critical of a proposal from the National Counterterrorist Agency to certify Islamic clerics and scholars as a way of minimising

1887-440: The risk of radicalism. During the 2023 Anti Rohingya Protest , he relocated 137 refugees to Indonesian Red Cross Society and Aceh Foundation Building, with the help from Jusuf Kalla . On 3 October 2022, Mahmud appointed by Joko Widodo to led TGIPF ( Tim Gabungan Independen Pencari Fakta ; Joint Independent Fact Finding Team). The team was tasked to revealed facts of Kanjuruhan disaster that occurred on 1 October 2022. He

1938-674: The rose is a symbol of many social democratic parties in Europe and elsewhere, the party claims on its website that its direction or ideology was inspired by the teachings of President Sukarno . PSI's ”trilogy” is named as “Spreading virtue”, “Caring for diversity”, and “Affirming solidarity”. PSI stated that they will fight for a polygamy ban practiced by public officials if elected into the parliament. The PSI Chairperson has also stated that PSI will oppose any religion-based local regulations. The party also famously and frequently criticizes its political opponents, especially Anies Baswedan . Some of

1989-841: The same time, he also studied Arabic Literature at the University of Gadjah Mada (UGM). At the Faculty of Law of the university, Mahfud majored in Constitutional Law . In fact, at the time his father had retire. To finance himself, Mahfud actively write in public newspapers such as the Kedaulatan Rakyat in order to get an honorarium . Mahfud won the UII Chancellor's scholarship, the Dharma Siswa Madura Foundation scholarship, and

2040-459: Was appointed Minister of Defense by President Abdurrahman Wahid on 23 August 2000. The appointment of Mahfud as the Minister of Defense caused controversy, after being rumored that the appointment was disagreed by vice president Megawati Sukarnoputri , although Mahfud later admitted that he met Megawati in personal, and confirmed that she did not have any problems with his appointment. Following

2091-423: Was attended by Raja Juli Antoni , a former television presenter, Grace Natalie , and Isyana Bagoes Oka , as well as two other young people who were also present. The meeting was held due to the phenomenon of Joko Widodo's election as president in the 2014 presidential election . During the meeting, the issue of political party reform was discussed, resulting in the desire to establish a new political party. Some of

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2142-467: Was convinced to join the PDI-P because it met the legal requirements to present their presidential-vice-presidential candidate. Ganjar and Mahfud came in third place with 16% of the vote, being defeated by Prabowo Subianto and his running mate Gibran Rakabuming Raka . Though they initially disputed the election, after the Constitutional Court of Indonesia rejected their lawsuit both candidates accepted

2193-566: Was criticized during the return of Habib Rizieq , leader of the Islamic Defenders Front (FPI), from Saudi that he permitted a mass gathering to welcome Rizieq in airport amid pandemic which eventually leading to criminal prosecutions and deaths of 6 FPI members who were extrajudicially murdered by the police in December 2020. He often comments on issues concerning human rights in Indonesia. His comments, for example about

2244-574: Was currently no law criminalizing homosexual sex (other than those that fell under pre-existing grounds of sexual offences, such as statutory rape ), the KUHP (Criminal Code) should be swiftly amended by Parliament to outlaw non-heterosexual intimate relations. However, Indonesia's new Criminal Code, which was signed into law in late 2022, does not specifically criminalise same-sex intimate conducts and relations. Instead, it criminalises sex outside marriage under Article 411 and cohabitation under Article 412 of

2295-409: Was done by the same or different sex. "LGBT [orientations] is a natural thing, it is not a sin and cannot be prohibited. So what is a sin is the behavior. LGBT people were created by God. Therefore, it cannot be prohibited," he said. Mahfud is married to Zaizatun Nihayati, a lawyer and teacher, who studied at the Faculty of Law, of the Islamic University of Indonesia , Yogyakarta . They first met on

2346-501: Was elected as a judge of the Constitutional Court, after pocketing 38 votes for members of the Third Commission in the open election. In the election for chief justice, he narrowly defeated the incumbent Jimly Asshiddiqie to become the second chief justice of the court. He resigned from parliament upon taking the position, serving until his term ended in April 2013. Mahfud attracted considerable publicity during his period at

2397-505: Was known by a number of different names throughout his life. The initials MD, behind his name is an abbreviation of his father's name, Mahmodin. The additional name began when he studied at the Religious Teacher Education (PGA), an educational institution equivalent to a junior high school, where in one class there were several students by the name of Mahfud. To distinguish him, the teacher asked all students named Mahfud to put their parents' names behind each of their names. With Mahfud MD using

2448-554: Was passed up for the position, which instead went to Ma'ruf Amin . In 2019, following Joko Widodo's re-election, he was appointed the Coordinating Minister for Political, Legal, and Security Affairs . Mahfud was a vice presidential candidate for 2024 Indonesian presidential election , together with Ganjar Pranowo who ran for president. They came in third place, being defeated by Prabowo Subianto and his vice presidential candidate Gibran Rakabuming Raka . Mahfud MD

2499-539: Was seen as boosting his credibility as a potential presidential candidate. He was the biggest candidate for vice president on 2019 partnering Joko Widodo, but the decision was cancelled in the last minute. In October 2019, Mahfud was appointed Coordinating Minister for Political, Legal and Security Affairs of Indonesia in Onward Indonesia Cabinet . He is the first civilian to hold the position, as his predecessors were all from Army or police. He

2550-683: Was teamed with Zainudin Amali of Minister of Youth and Sport, Nur Rochmad, Rhenald Kasali of University of Indonesia academics, Sumaryanto of Yogyakarta State University rector, Akmal Marhali of Save Our Soccer coordinator, Anton Sanjoy of Kompas journalist, Nugroho Setiawan of AFC security officer, Doni Monardo of former BNPB chief, Suwarno of vice-chairman of KONI , Sri Handayani of former deputy regional police chief of West Borneo, Laode M. Syarif of former vice chief of KPK , and Kurniawan Dwi Yulianto of former Indonesian footballer. On 14 October, TGIPF assessed that there were 8 PSSI "sins" after

2601-778: Was two months old, his family moved to Pamekasan , where Mahfud would spend most of his childhood. When he was seven years old, he was sent to SD Negeri Waru Pamekasan, a public elementary school. While in the afternoon, he studied at the Madrasah Ibtida'iyyah, at the Al Mardhiyyah Islamic Boarding School. Mahfud was then sent to the Somber Lagah Islamic Boarding School in Tegangser Laok Village, now known as Pondok Pesantren al-Mardhiyyah,

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