Name Of Amien Rais' New Party Will Be Announced Soon, Does Not 'Smell' PAN

Amien Rais when giving a leak about his new party (Capture YouTube screen Amien Rais Official)

JAKARTA - Former Chairman of the National Mandate Party (PAN) Amien Rais will announce the new name of his party on Thursday, October 1 through his YouTube account at 12.00 WIB. Although so far it has been called PAN Reformasi, this new party will apparently have a new name.

"There is no relationship at all (with PAN, red). It's really a new name," said loyalist Amien Rais who is also one of the founders of PAN, Putra Jaya Husen to VOI, Wednesday, September 30.

He said that since the beginning, Amien's new party would not use the name of the old party even though there were suggestions that wanted that name. The reason was that the internal majority of the party did not agree to use a name that contained any elements of PAN because the party was not in accordance with the original purpose of its formation.

"That was the initial idea because my friends argued that the old party did not carry out its original purpose when it was formed, in which the party must stand firmly to defend the interests of the people," he said.

Apart from the matter of name, Putra also said that Amien would announce the party's statutes. Meanwhile, he said the new party would not be announced yet.

"The logo and the composition of the party's DPP management will be announced at the declaration of the new party, later this year," he said.

Although the management of the party has not yet been announced, Putra emphasized that now more and more parties are joining his party.

"More and more people joined but it is still a secret," he said.

Previously, former Chairman of the National Mandate Party (PAN) Amien Rais gave a leak about his party. According to him, his new party will have a slogan against injustice and is based on Islam Rahmatan Lil Alamin.

This was conveyed by Amien through a 4 minute 35 second video uploaded to his YouTube account, Amien Rais Official.

"The principle of our party is Islam Rahmatan Lil Alamin. Islam prohibits discrimination against anything. Meanwhile, our motto is against injustice and uphold justice," Amien said as quoted from a video uploaded on Thursday, September 10.

The former chairman of the MPR RI said that this new party was formed because many people felt that there was a need for a new movement. He said those who joined the party agreed that Indonesia was currently on the verge of a crisis ranging from a social crisis to a worsening economic crisis leading to recession and depression.

Furthermore, regarding the logo to the statutes of the party, Amien asked all parties to be patient. This is because he and a number of names who are members of the party are still in deliberation to determine the right time and date to launch this party.

"We ourselves are in deliberation and this is what I can convey first. What is clear, do not forget our principle later Islam Rahmatan Lil Alamin. Fight injustice and uphold justice," he said at the end of the video.