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Potential Gerindra-NasDem merger could reshape 2029 electoral landscape

April 16, 2026
Potential Gerindra-NasDem merger could reshape 2029 electoral landscape
NasDem Party chair Surya Paloh (right) embraces then-president-elect and Gerindra Party chair Prabowo Subianto (left) on Tuesday after a meeting between the two party leaders at Prabowo's residence on Jl. Kertanegara in South Jakarta. Surya, who supported Prabowo's rival Anies Baswedan in the Feb. 14, 2024, election, said he would support Prabowo's administration. (Antara/Aditya Pradana Putra)

Talks about a potential merger between Gerindra and NasDem, two of the country’s five largest political parties, have recently emerged, a scenario that analysts say could alter the political landscape ahead of the 2029 presidential election and weaken prospects for opposition figures.

Speculations over the potential merger arose following reports of a meeting between NasDem chair Surya Paloh and President Prabowo Subianto, who is also chairman of Gerindra, at the latter’s private residence in Hambalang, West Java, in February, when the two held a one-on-one discussion behind closed doors.

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