Perempuan Bangsa Regional Boards Sign Integrity Pact to Secure PKB Victory

The Regional Executive Boards (DPW) of Perempuan Bangsa across Indonesia have signed a 17-point integrity pact to secure victory for the National Awakening Party (PKB) while striving to meet the 30 per cent female representation target in parliament in the upcoming general election. Chairwoman of the Central Executive Board (DPP) of Perempuan Bangsa, Nihayatul Wafiroh, emphasised that the signing of the integrity pact demonstrates the PKB wing organisation’s seriousness in carrying out its political mandate. “The signing of this integrity pact is a manifestation of our seriousness to continue growing PKB, expanding the fighting space for female cadres, and ensuring that women’s politics is increasingly broad and accommodated in the policy-making process and parliamentary representation,” said the legislator, known as Ninik, in a confirmed statement in Jakarta on Wednesday. She further expressed gratitude that PKB Chairman Abdul Muhaimin Iskandar supports Perempuan Bangsa’s commitment to striving for 30 per cent female representation in parliament. “We are grateful that our chairman, Gus Muhaimin, fully supports the struggle to realise greater female representation in parliament. PKB is already very open, and of course, we must carry out that support as best we can,” she said. The 17 points of the Perempuan Bangsa integrity pact include: 1. Obedience to the party’s political principles, constitution, bylaws, regulations, and decisions. 2. Implementing the party’s platform, programmes, and work agenda for 2024–2029. 3. Executing the policies and directives of the PKB Chairman. 4. Complying with the Perempuan Bangsa’s organisational guidelines, bylaws, and standard operating procedures. 5. Executing the policies and directives of the Perempuan Bangsa Chairwoman. 6. Building organisational solidarity and collective work to ensure the success of PKB and Perempuan Bangsa programmes. 7. Establishing Perempuan Bangsa structures at branch and sub-branch levels across all tiers (2026–2027). 8. Fulfilling the minimum 30 per cent quota for female representation in every provincial and district/city electoral district. 9. Managing and reporting organisational finances accountably. 10. Not using organisational funds for personal gain. 11. Preparing and strengthening the capacity of female cadres for the 2029 elections and leadership regeneration. 12. Encouraging the promotion and placement of female cadres in strategic positions across various sectors. 13. Assigning female cadres proportionally based on competence. 14. Structuring Perempuan Bangsa branch boards objectively, professionally, accountably, and transparently. 15. Formulating a winning strategy for the female and first-time voter segments. 16. Securing victory for the gubernatorial and deputy gubernatorial candidate pairs endorsed or supported by PKB in regional elections. 17. Securing victory for the presidential and vice-presidential candidate pair endorsed by PKB in the 2029 Presidential Election.