Profile Agus Jabo Priyono, Former 98 Activist Who Becomes The Chairman Of The Prima Party

Agus Jabo Priyono (Instagram / @prima.or.id)

YOGYAKARTA - Agus Jabo Priyono is the figure who leads the People's Party of Justice and Prosperity (Prima). Agus Jabo's name was in the public spotlight when Parti Prima won a lawsuit against the General Elections Commission (KPU). Many people are curious about Agus Jabo Priyono's profile.

Previously, the lawsuit filed by the Prima Party regarding the dispute over the election process regarding the determination of political parties participating in the 2024 election was rejected by the Jakarta Administrative Court. However, Agus Jabo Priyono as the chairman of the Prima Party sued the KPU again to the Central Jakarta District Court.

The Prima Party assesses that the KPU has committed an unlawful act in determining the political parties participating in the 2024 General Election. The Panel of Judges granted the lawsuit filed by Agus Jabo Priyono and his party, then ordered the KPU to postpone the 2024 General Election.

The Central Jakarta District Court asked the KPU to repeat the entire election process from the start, for approximately two years, four months, and seven days. The decision taken from the Prima Party's lawsuit also received protests from many parties.

Agus Jabo Priyono is the chairman of the Prima Party. This party was declared on June 1, 2021 by Agus Jabo. In addition, Agus Jabo was also the General Chair of the Democratic People's Party (PRD). PRD itself is a political party founded by Budiman Sudjatmiko in 1996.

Agus Jabo when he was a teenager was an active figure with the world of organizations and activists. Agus Jabo started his activities in the world of movement since high school by becoming a cadre of Indonesian Islamic Students (PII). Agus also actively became a student of movement while studying at Sebelas Maret University, Surakarta.

Agus Jabo Priyono has been involved as an activity involved in the 1998 reform wave. The actions of the activities at this time were able to make President Soeharto's leadership step down.

Together with colleagues from one struggle in the world of activists, Agus Jabo Priyono together with Budiman Sudjatmiko and a number of other activists then founded PRD. Most of the members who fill this party are students and activists who oppose the authoritarian leadership of the new order regime.

Agus Jabo Priyono began to come into contact with politics since he was still an activist. But at that time he was an outside party or in the voice of the community. Agus only became directly involved in the world of politics when establishing PRD with a number of fellow activists.

PRD took part in the election for the first time in 1999. The election was also the first election in the reform era which was carried out democratically. However, after that, PRD's movements in Indonesian politics seemed to be vacuum or stopped. This party no longer participates in elections until 2019.

Ahead of the 2024 General Election, Agus Jabo Priyono and his colleagues began to show re-activation. Through the Prima Party, Agus Jabo and his colleagues tried to fight in the Indonesian political arena again. The Prima Party was founded in and ratified by the Ministry of Law and Human Rights in 2020.

Agus Jabo led the Prima Party together who also co-founded PRD, namely Dominggus Oktavianus. Dominggus was appointed Secretary General of Prima.

That is the review of Agus Jabo Priyono's profile, who is currently the Chairman of the Prima Party. Agus Jabo stated that he was fixing his party and was ready to compete in the 2024 General Election later.

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