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{{Infobox Indonesian Political Party
| name_english     = Ulema National Awakening Party
| name_native      = Partai Kebangkitan Nasional Ulama
| logo             = [[File:PKNULogo.png|center|100px]]
| colorcode        = #014224
| chair            = Choirul Anam
| SecGen           = Idham Cholied
| split            = [[National Awakening Party|PKB]]
| foundation       = 2000s
| dissolution      = 2022
| merged           = [[People's Sovereignty Party|PKR]]<ref name=antara></ref>
| headquarters     = [[Jakarta]]
| DPRseats         = 0
| ideology         = [[Conservatism]]<br />[[Islamic democracy]]<br />[[Indonesian nationalism]]
| political_position = [[Centre-right]]
| website          = -
| BallNo           = 34
| PresCan          = [[Megawati Sukarnoputri]]
}}
The '''Ulema National Awakening Party''' ({{langx|id|Partai Kebangkitan Nasional Ulama}}) was an Islamist [[political party]] in Indonesia. The party's main voter base was members of [[Traditionalism (Islam in Indonesia)|traditionalist]] Muslim organisation [[Nahdlatul Ulama]]. PKNU was established by Indonesian ulemas seeking a  new political vehicle to promote Islamic political values outside the [[National Awakening Party]].

The only election that PKNU contested was in [[2009 Indonesian legislative election|2009]], as the party failed to participate in subsequent elections due to failure to satisfy the increasingly rigorous [[General Elections Commission|KPU RI]] criteria.

Following years of electoral vacuum and continued resistance to unite with larger parties, PKNU leaders decided to merge the party with [[People's Sovereignty Party]] ''(Partai Kedaulatan Rakyat)'' in 2022.<ref name=antara>{{cite news|url=https://www.antaranews.com/berita/2941493/pknu-melebur-ke-dalam-partai-kedaulatan-rakyat|title=PKNU melebur ke dalam Partai Kedaulatan Rakyat|access-date=23 January 2023|date= 15 June 2022|author=Putu Indah Savitri|publisher=Antaranews.com|language=id}}</ref>

== History ==
PKNU was founded by ulemas affiliated by [[Nahdlatul Ulama]] who were disillusioned by the organisation's "political vehicle", [[National Awakening Party]] (PKB). Some 17 ulemas, including future vice president [[Ma'ruf Amin]] and Abdullah Faqih of Langitan [[Pesantren]], are the initiators of the new party. They concurred to appoint Abdullah Chudori as the party's first Executive Council chief.<ref name=laduni>{{cite news|url=https://www.laduni.id/post/read/66506/biografi-kh-abdurahman-chudlori#Karier%20di%20Politik|title=Biografi KH. Abdurahman Chudlori|access-date=23 January 2023|date= 22 December 2022|author=Budi|publisher=Laduni.id|language=id}}</ref>

PKNU contested the [[2009 Indonesian legislative election|2009 elections]], but won only 1.5 percent of the vote, less than the 2.5 percent electoral threshold, meaning it was awarded no seats in the [[People's Representative Council]].<ref>[http://mediacenter.kpu.go.id/images/mediacenter/data_terbaru/MAYDAY/Hasil_Pemilu_DPR_20090001.pdf Indonesian General Election Commission website]{{Dead link|date=July 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=no }} Official Election Results</ref><ref>[http://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2009/05/10/democratic-party-controls-26-parliamentary-seats.html ''The Jakarta Post'' 10 May 2009] Democratic Party controls 26% of parliamentary seats</ref><ref>''Profil Partai Politik'' (Profile of Political Parties), ''Kompas'' newspaper 14 July 2008 pp. 38-39</ref>

PKNU failed to participate in the [[2014 Indonesian legislative election|2014 election]], per the [[General Elections Commission|KPU RI]] resolution in early 2013 which deemed the party not qualified to participate. Due to this failure, the party experienced mass exodus as its members and leaders left the party in favour of PKB.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.liputan6.com/news/read/449440/tak-lolos-verifikasi-kpu-kader-pknu-merapat-ke-pkb|title=Tak Lolos Verifikasi KPU, Kader PKNU Merapat ke PKB|access-date=23 January 2023|date=2 November 2012|publisher=Liputan6.com|language=id}}</ref>  At the same time, PKB invited PKNU members, along with [[New Indonesia National Sovereignty Party]] -- led by [[Yenny Wahid]], Muslim activist and daughter of former [[President of Indonesia|president]] [[Abdurrahman Wahid]] -- to reconcile and "return home".<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.tribunnews.com/nasional/2013/01/08/pkb-membuka-diri-bergabungnya-pknu-dan-pkbib|title=PKB Membuka Diri Bergabungnya PKNU dan PKBIB|access-date=23 January 2023|date= 8 January 2013|editor=Johnson Simanjuntak|author=Y Gustaman|publisher=Tribunnews.com|language=id}}</ref>

Instead of returning to PKB, PKNU decided to approach another major Islamic party [[United Development Party]] (PPP), with whom the party established a coalition in 2013. The coalition agreement enabled PKNU cadres to participate in 2014 elections by hopping in PPP party list.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.republika.co.id/berita/mhya1b/pknu-ini-bukan-peleburan|title=PKNU: Ini Bukan Peleburan|access-date=23 January 2023|date= 9 February 2013|editor=Mansyur Faqih|author=EH Ismail|publisher=Republika.co.id|language=id}}</ref> Party chairperson Choirul Anam clarified that despite the coalition arrangement, PKNU had not fully merged with PPP.

Following years of vacuum due to failure to participate in general elections, PKNU merged with [[People's Sovereignty Party]] ''(Partai Kedaulatan Rakyat)'', a newly established minor party, in 2022.<ref name=antara></ref> Anam was appointed as the chairperson of the new party's Honorary Council.

==Regional strength==
In the legislative election held on 9 April 2009, support for the PKNU was higher than the party's national average in the following provinces:

*[[Lampung]]: 1.5%
*[[Central Java]]: 1.8%
*[[East Java]]: 4.6%
*[[West Nusa Tenggara]]: 1.7%

== Notable members ==
* [[Alwi Shihab]], [[Coordinating Ministry for Human Development and Cultural Affairs|Coordinating Minister of People's Welfare]] (2004-2005)
* [[Ma'ruf Amin]], [[Vice President of Indonesia]] (2019-2024)

==References==
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[[Category:Islamic political parties in Indonesia]]
[[Category:Nationalist parties in Asia]]
[[Category:Defunct political parties in Indonesia]]
[[Category:2022 disestablishments in Indonesia]]
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